Bishop of London moves to dissociate church from St Paul's legal action

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/01/bishop-london-st-pauls-legal-action
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The bishop of London has broken ranks with the City of London Corporation over planned legal action to evict the tented encampment outside St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Dr Richard Chartres is expected to urge the chapter of St Paul's – which has been hit in the past week by the resignation of two senior officials – to dissociate itself from the legal action to expel the protesters.

The move could strain relationships with the City of London, but is seen by the bishop as an attempt to rescue the Church of England from the damaging publicity surrounding its stance towards the Occupy London protest.

The City of London Corporation is expected to serve legal papers on them the day after it warned them to remove their tents from land it owns around the cathedral. The home secretary, Theresa May, gave the authorities her full support on Tuesday morning.