Christians aim for poll progress

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Christian values of "honesty, integrity and respect for our neighbours" could make an impact in the European Parliament election, campaigners hope.

The Christian Party and Christian People's Alliance, who are fielding joint candidate lists, believe Church teaching has a place in politics.

"These are values that made Britain great," a Christian People's Alliance spokesman told the BBC.

"As people find out about the kind of values we stand for, they like them."

The spokesman added that the two parties were uniquely representative of British society, with some 40% of their candidates being women and a third being either black, Asian or born abroad.

He said it first time in British electoral history that a Christian party had run in every region of the UK.

Christian democracy was the largest political movement in Europe, he said, and he hoped that the momentum achieved by Christian candidates at the London Assembly elections could be translated into further gains.

"The church is the stirring giant of British society," he added.