Speaking of squirming...

Archbishop roundly criticized for sharia comments.

Leading politicians have distanced themselves from the Archbishop of Canterbury's belief that some Sharia law in the UK seems "unavoidable".

Gordon Brown's spokesman said the prime minister "believes that British laws should be based on British values".

The Tories called the archbishop's remarks "unhelpful" and the Lib Dems said all must abide by the rule of law.

His Moslem overlords are pleased:

Mohammed Shafiq, director of the Ramadhan Foundation, welcomed Dr Williams's comments, saying they "further underline the attempts by both our great faiths to build respect and tolerance".

Ibrahim Mogra, of the Muslim Council of Britain ... added: "Let's debate this issue. It is very complex. It is not as straight forward as saying that we will have a system here."