All Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast articles
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Opinion
Nicky Gumbel: ‘If you want to learn resilience, look to Jesus’
The past few years have thrown so many challenges at us, says Nicky Gumbel. Jesus’ vision, love for others, relationships and model of empowerment show us how we can bend and not break. Here’s his sermon from the National Prayer Breakfast for Scotland in full
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Interviews
‘God’s presence was irresistible’ - Andy Flannagan on the 'holy moments' at Parliament prayer breakfast
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.
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Opinion
Is this the sermon that brought down a government?
When Sajid Javid quit the government, it started an avalanche which looks set to result in Boris Johnson’s resignation. Speaking in the House of Commons, Javid suggested his actions had been prompted by Rev Les Isaacs' sermon at that morning’s Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast. Here is that speech in full