Archbishop Justin Welby addresses Lord-Lieutenants

The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, assured a gathering of Lord-Lieutenants that local services of remembrance for the family, friends, colleagues and neighbours lost during the pandemic are likely to be more powerful than a national service of remembrance. He also suggested that there would be no guilt associated with celebrating the end of the Covid19 pandemic. The Archbishop suggested that life will be different post-Covid. Nationally 4.7 million people volunteered to help their communities, a powerful symbol of solidarity. He also noted an ambition to build back better, transform some ofd the left behind areas and to improve education are a few of the ways we will reimagine the economy and justice. After an uplifting speech, The Archbishop was roundly applauded by the Lord-Lieutenants.