Why evangelicals should keep trying to enter politics

Have we reached the point where it is unlikely that an evangelical Christian will ever again hold high office in the United Kingdom?

Comment Dave Burke

I have two friends hoping to be parliamentary candidates for the Labour Party in the next election. Both are clear-thinking Christians with a passion for the poor. Yet, however stellar their gifts, news media will certainly drill down on only two areas: sexuality and gender. If they are selected, they will be interrogated relentlessly on those two issues. I have, I confess, been tempted to say: ‘Don’t bother!’