Paul Morrison, Policy Adviser for the Methodist Church in Britain, says that the Chancellor's Budget this weekmust put right previous unjust rhetoric about people in poverty.

Four major British churches have criticised government proposals for a new way of measuring child poverty in the UK, which they say masks the problem.

The Anglican Archbishop of York is among those backing calls from charities to make sure that all children living with poverty can get a free school meal.

Churches are urging the Government not to shackle the UK to a £55 billion spending commitment on Trident over the next 15 years.