International protections for refugees are "not inconvenient obstructions to get round by any legislative means necessary", the Archbishop of Canterbury said as he lambasted the Government's plans to tackle the small boats crisis.In a withering attack on the Illegal Migration Bill, the Most Rev Justin Welby said it risked "great damage" to the UK's reputation at home and abroad and said it was "morally unacceptable" to leave the poorest countries to deal with the migration crisis.

International protections for refugees are "not inconvenient obstructions to get round by any legislative means necessary", the Archbishop of Canterbury said as he lambasted the Government's plans to tackle the small boats crisis.In a withering attack on the Illegal Migration Bill, the Most Rev Justin Welby said it risked "great damage" to the UK's reputation at home and abroad and said it was "morally unacceptable" to leave the poorest countries to deal with the migration crisis.