By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor Cardinal Vincent Nichols warned alarmist rhetoric about immigration caused distrust of foreigners Britain’s top Roman Catholic cleric has accused politicians of using ‘alarmist’ language over immigration to fuel public anger at foreigners moving here. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, said most migrants ‘add’ to the nation’s wellbeing and warned against attempts to foster distrust of ‘all these people coming to this country’. The row came as the UK Independence Party unveiled a controversial £1.5million poster campaign of against EU immigration. The issue of immigration is likely to dominate in the run-up to the European Parliament elections on May 22.
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Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric speaks out on immigration
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Urges against causing 'distress and dismay' about people coming here
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He also most migrants in the UK 'add' to the nation's wellbeing
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Ukip launches poster £1.5million anti-immigration poster campaign
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Party leader Nigel Farage forced to deny slogans are racist
@placeholder did not name Ukip directly but appealed to all sides to celebrate the contribution of immigrants rather than ‘anger and dismay’.