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Councils to get prayer powers
Eric Pickles has defended the right of local councils to pray before meetings, insisting that the relationship between Christianity and government is an "important one".
The Comminities Secretary's comments come after the Government announced it would activate a power to overturn a High Court ruling and allow councils to hold prayers at meetings.
Mr Pickles told Sky News: "I think it is important to have this because the relationship between Christianity and government one is an important one. It is an important part of British society, so I did this to restore the law to what everybody thought it was."
The Comminities Secretary's comments come after the Government announced it would activate a power to overturn a High Court ruling and allow councils to hold prayers at meetings.
Mr Pickles told Sky News: "I think it is important to have this because the relationship between Christianity and government one is an important one. It is an important part of British society, so I did this to restore the law to what everybody thought it was."
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