Cameron defends govt's economic record against archbishops' criticism

London

UK Prime Minister David Cameron defended his government's record on tackling economic hardship after it was criticised by the two most senior clerics in the Church of England.

Mr Cameron said that he "profoundly disagreed" with the analysis of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in a book to be published on Jan 20. The book, dedicated to "hard pressed families on poverty wages", says that not enough is being done to address poverty and wealth inequality in Britain.

"I profoundly disagree with some of the things that they are saying," Mr Cameron said during a visit to Washington. "We are tackling poverty by giving 1.75 million more people a job in our country - actually, under this government inequality has fallen, so I don't think the picture t…