Archbishop of Canterbury

Plymouth City Council invites Archbishop of Canterbury to see its work on payday lenders

Plymouth City Council is backing the Archbishop of Canterbury’s campaign against payday loan companies.

The Archbishop hit the headlines this week for saying that he wanted the Church of England to force companies such as Wonga out of business by helping credit unions to compete with them.

The Most Reverend Justin Welby, himself a former businessman, said he had had "a very...