Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer and archbishop of Canterbury join Pope Francis in referring to war in speeches

Boris Johnson has said the war in Ukraine amplifies Jesus Christ’s message of good triumphing over evil, with the nation’s independence dominating political and religious Easter messages on Sunday.

Delivering his speech on Twitter, the prime minister paid tribute to “the Christians of Ukraine, whether they’re marking Easter today, or its Orthodox equivalent later this month, for whom Christ’s message of hope, the triumph of life over death and good over evil, will resonate this year, perhaps more than any other”.

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