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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Robert Firth

Row breaks out over London council's alleged links to church accused of abuse

A political row has broken out over a South London council’s apparent connections to a controversial church accused of abuse and exploitation by former members.

Rival politicians clashed at a Lewisham Council meeting last Wednesday (January 22) over the Labour-run council’s dealings with the United Church of the Kingdom of God [UCKG] — as both sides of the council chamber accused each other of playing “political football” with the issue.

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