Archbishop of Canterbury: I am not too political

Justin Welby defends his comments on inequality and backs UN report on UK poverty

The archbishop of Canterbury has defended his right to intervene on issues that might be deemed political as he backed the findings in the UN envoy’s report on poverty in Britain.

Philip Alston’s report, published last month, prompted a political row, after the government rejected its conclusions that “punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous” austerity policies had inflicted “great misery” on people.

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