Andy Flannagan, the Executive Director of Christians in Politics has written new words to the song "Here is love vast as the ocean' in celebration of the life of Queen Elizabeth II.  As Andy says:

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II. We all knew this day was coming but the shock and sadness are deep and very real.

Statement

The LDCF statement about the 2022 Liberal Democrats Conference arrangements, which was first issued on Friday (26/8), has been taken down to allow the Forum time to consider further these issues and the responses to it. We recognise that some people have been upset and hurt by our statement. That was never our intention, and we are sorry.

Hours after Andy Flannagan led parliamentarians in singing about integrity, truth and justice, a spate of government ministerial resignations took place, with Sajid Javid referencing the prayer breakfast in his speech. As Boris Johnson confirms he will stand down this autumn, Sam Hailes speaks to Flannagan, who also heads Christians in Politics, to ask what we should make of claims that a prayer meeting led to the highest number of ministerial resignations in history.

Click HERE to read our latest newsletter. As it's in a pdf format some of the links are unreliable so I've added them below.

• Our plans for Autumn Conference 2022
• Urgent funding request
• Open, Tolerant, United? Tolerance and the challenge culture.
• Romans 13 v 1. Is our current government worthy of respect?
• Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
• Update on our complaint regarding motion F4 at Autumn Conference 2021

This weekend, we celebrate 70 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth 2. My parents married in the same month as the coronation but I’ve no idea if I am named after the Queen or not. Both of my parents are long gone, but Queen Elizabeth remains, still working at the age of 96.  My personal favourite story about the Queen is that of two tourists who allegedly met a headscarf wearing elderly lady and a policeman while out walking near Balmoral. “Have you ever met the Queen?” they asked the old lady. “No” she told them. Pointing to the policeman she added “But he has”.  I’ve no idea if this story is true, but it displays the honesty and humour I believe she embodies.