Bishop of Edmonton says people coming to UK are being ‘scapegoated’ for years of policy failuresUK politics live – latest updatesA Church of England bishop has said Shabana Mahmood’s comments on asylum...
Read MoreNo 10 announces decision although role will not legally be taken on until January, before an enthronement serviceSarah Mullally has been named as the first female leader of the Church of England as Downing Street announced the...
Read MoreDeputy leader says archbishop should stay out of matter after Stephen Cottrell calls policy isolationist and kneejerkReform UK has engaged in a war of words with the Church of England over the party’s plans to deport all...
Read MoreFormer Labour MP puts forward amendment to reform bill aiming to end privilege for 26 C of E bishopsChurch of England bishops who sit in the House of Lords by right should be removed as part of the government’s changes to...
Read MoreStephen Cottrell to deliver Christmas sermon in place of Justin Welby, who will step down as de facto head of churchThe archbishop of York is expected to highlight the need for actions more than words in a Christmas sermon, as...
Read MoreEd Davey says Jane Dodds should reflect on her position after failing to take action over allegations of abuse by late bishop of ChesterEd Davey has said the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats should reflect on her position...
Read MoreJulie Conalty, bishop of Birkenhead, welcomes resignation of Justin Welby but says institutional changes neededA bishop and a cabinet minister have said more senior clergy in the Church of England may need to resign after a...
Read MoreSmyth moved to South Africa after he was barred from re-entering Zimbabwe, where he abused boys at summer campsThe evangelical Christian barrister John Smyth abused as many 130 boys and young men in the UK, Zimbabwe and possibly...
Read MoreWelby had faced mounting pressure to quit over his handling of John Smyth abuse scandalThe archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced that he will step down after facing mounting pressure to quit over his handling of...
Read MorePrime minister says victims of serial abuser John Smyth ‘failed very, very badly’Keir Starmer has refused to back the archbishop of Canterbury, who has faced growing demands to resign over his handling of an abuse...
Read MoreHelen-Ann Hartley says archbishop’s position is untenable as members of Church of England’s ruling body launch petitionA Church of England bishop has added her voice to growing calls for the archbishop of Canterbury...
Read MoreArchbishop of Canterbury urged to quit over failure to pursue John Smyth, who is believed to have abused about 130 boysThe archbishop of Canterbury is under growing pressure to resign over failures to pursue a sadistic abuser of...
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