archbishop of canterburyjustin welby.o bbc news and he has been calling for the archbishop's resignation. let's hear a little of his analysis after the news came in. i little of his analysis after the news came in.- the news came in. i am relieved. _ the news came in. i am relieved, mainly - the news came in. i am relieved, mainly for- the news came in. i amj relieved, mainly for the victims of sexual abuse but also for the institution itself, and one of the elements in this ongoing unhappy saga has been the 1547 00:17:05,28

the head of the anglican church, the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has resigned.ring you the statement we have had from lambeth palace in the past 45 minutes or so. having sought the gracious permission of his majesty the king, i have decided to resign as archbishop of canterbury. the makin review has exposed a long constraints of silence about the heinous abuse ofjohn smyth. when i was informed in 2013 until the police had been notified, i believed wrongly inappropriate resolution would follow. it is very clear i must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and re—traumatising period between 2013 and 2024. it is my duty to honour my constitutional and church responsibilities, so exact timings will be decided once a review of necessary obligations has been completed, including those in england and including those in england and in the anglican communion. i hope this decision makes clear how seriously the church of england understands the need for change, and our profound commitment to creating a safer church. a5 commitment to creating a safer c

growing pressure on the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby to resign over his handling of a child abusegue tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the mp behind the new assisted dying bill insists it's about shortening death, not ending life, as she held

canterburyjustin welby has announced he will resign.d faced mounting pressure to quit after his handling of the john smyth abuse case, but the news just coming to us in the past 30 seconds or so, the archbishop of canterbury has resigned. we actually now have the statement through from lambeth palace, he says that he has sought the permission of the king his majesty and decided to resign as archbishop of canterbury. a review has exposed the long conspiracy of silence about the venus abuse and i was informed in 2013 and told the police had been notified, i believe wrongly that an appropriate resolution would follow. it is very clear that i must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and traumatising period between 2013 and 202a. it is my duty, justin welby has said, my constitutional and church responsibilities, so exact timings will be decided once a review has been completed, including those in england and the anglican communion. i hope this decision makes clear how seriously the church of england understands the n

growing pressure on the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby to resign over his handling of a child abuse scandal. and coming up on bbc news — top of the wsl and in europe too, manchester city will try to keep their unbeaten start to the season going when they face hammarby in the champions league tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the mp behind the new assisted dying bill insists it's about shortening death, not ending life, as she held a briefing this morning about her proposals. the potential new law for england and wales would require two doctors and the high court to be satisfied that a terminally—ill adult is eligible to end their own live, before approval could be granted. here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. injust over two weeks, in just over two weeks, mps will be asked to vote on one of the most contentious issues and the ever likely to face, whether the law should change to allow the terminally ill to end their lives. last night a labour mp bringing forward this bill published the details and told me the current system isn't working. i deta