catholic critics of Conservative minister Iain Duncan Smith have dismissed his response to their criticism of him after the Budget.
In their initial letter on July 2 the critics – who include clergy, academics and experts in social policy – told the Work and Pensions Secretary: “We understand that your Catholic faith is important to you, and your approach is driven by a desire to improve the quality of individual lives. However, we believe that they are in fact doing the reverse. We would urge you to rethink and to abandon further cuts which are likely to cause more damage.”
