Senior cleric slams welfare reforms

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Vincent Nichols
Vincent Nichols

The leading Roman Catholic cleric in England and Wales has branded the Coalition's welfare reforms as a "disgrace" which leave vulnerable people facing "hunger and destitution".

Cardinal-designate Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, said the Government had decimated even the most "basic safety net" for those threatened by poverty.

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