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Letters: Don’t overlook the Trumpisms

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issue 30 January 2021

Canterbury tales

Sir: Having opened my copy of The Spectator upon arrival in the post, I read your article ‘Welby’s gatekeeper’ with interest (23 January). I was surprised and humbled to discover how much power and influence I have over the political engagement of the Archbishop. Let there be no doubt that the Archbishop sets his own agenda.

More fundamentally and crucially, I was disappointed to see victims of abuse and wider issues relating to safeguarding being brought in to play in a politically focused piece about the workings of Lambeth Palace. It is a matter of public record that the Archbishop and his team are ready to meet with survivors and have done so regularly. The specifics of the Smyth case are currently subject to a review, to be published later this year. It is not possible to comment specifically on the matters raised in the article until that review is finalised.

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