P103 CEEFAX 103  Sun  3 Apr  20:44/43
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 The chairman of the Conservative party 
 has criticised the Bishop of Durham for
 his attack on the Government over      
 changes to the social security system. 
                                        
 The Rt Rev David Jenkins said it was   
 morally wrong for Mrs Thatcher to deny 
 she was making things worse for the    
 less well-off.                         
                                        
 But Mr Peter Brooke said the Bishop had
 missed the purpose of the reforms,     
 which aimed to target benefits upon the
 most needy.                            
                                        
  Mrs Margaret Beckett, for Labour,    
 said Dr Jenkins' remarks were justified
                                        
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