Claims by the Archbishop of Canterbury that the coalition government is pushing through radical change which no one has voted for were rejected by Prime Minister David Cameron

Claims by the Archbishop of Canterbury that the coalition government is pushing through radical change which no one has voted for were rejected by Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday.

In an outspoken attack, Rowan Williams warned that the government’s policies in areas such as health and education were sparking “bafflement and indignation” among voters who had not seen them exposed to public debate in last year’s election.

There was “anger and anxiety” at efforts to push through far-reaching reforms for which they had no democratic mandate, said the head of the Church of England.

The prime minister said Mr Williams was free to express his views, but he “profoundly disagreed” with the remarks.