Friday, August 28, 2009

Church of England ready to fight for its presence in the House of Lords

Saturday, August 29, 2009

The Church of England has fought back against suggestions that it would give up its seats in the House of Lords without a fight, reports have said.

A spokesman for the Church has told politics.co.uk that such a move would be a “retrograde step”.

The rebuttal has come following comments by the British justice secretary Jack Straw that indicated bishops may no longer be welcome in the House of Lords. the rest

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