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The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has announced he will resign, following days of pressure after a damning review into the most prolific abuser associated with the Church of England.

LONDON — The spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced on Tuesday he was resigning following days

A bishop specialising in safeguarding has said other people in the Church of England might need to quit following the Archbishop of Canterbury's resignation over an abuse scandal.

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The Makin Review named Sir Jamie and the Rev Sue Colman as likely to have had significant knowledge of John Smyth’s abuses in the UK and Africa.

The review noted that Mrs Colman and her husband, Sir Jamie, visited John Smyth in Africa in the 1990s

Edith Nyachuru described her brother Guide, who was 16, as a “lovely boy” who was intelligent and a good swimmer.

She said he might still be alive had the Church of England stopped the serial abuser