Revd Paul Nicholson has been withholding council tax in protest over the welfare reforms
A vicar from Tottenham faces a liability charge for not paying his council tax.
Revd Paul Nicholson, 82, already faces costs and arrears of over £1,000 and appeared in front of Magistrates this morning.
Now he's been issued with another charge of £125, which he insists he won't pay. He stopped paying council tax in protest against the Government's benefit reforms, which he claims are destroying his community.
He's said he's even willing to go to prison for his beliefs.
Speaking on Premier's News Hour he explains why he's sticking to his guns:
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