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The General Synod of the Church of England voted against the ordination of women bishops. The measure required a two thirds majority in each house of the Synod, but the voting was 44 for and three against with two abstentions in the House of Bishops, 148 for and 45 against in the House of Clergy, and 132 for and 74 against in the House of Laity. Kweku Adoboli, a trader with UBS, was jailed for seven years for fraud that lost the bank £1.4 billion, the largest trading loss in British banking history. The G8 summit next year is to be held at Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. The number of people in England waiting more than a year for NHS hospital treatment fell to 1,600 from 20,000 a year before, although the earlier statistics were said to be unreliable.
Elections in England and Wales for police and crime commissioners, saw a turnout of under 15 per cent, with Northamptonshire managing 20 per cent, but Staffordshire only 11.6 per cent. Conservative candidates received 1,480,323 votes and won 16 posts; Labour 1,716,024 votes and 13 posts, and independents 1,238,983 votes and 12 posts. The Liberal Democrats did not win any. David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said: ‘The turnout was always going to be low, when you’re electing a new post for the first time.’ On the same day, two safe Labour seats returned Labour members in by-elections and at Corby, which Louise Mensch had vacated in order to join her family in America, Labour took the seat with a 12.7 per cent swing, with the Lib Dems coming fourth behind Ukip. Mr Cameron flew off for vexatious negotiations on the European Union budget. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
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