Will Justin Welby lose his Lords seat?

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby this week announced he will resign from the top job after the pressure piled on from Church of England bishops. The move follows the publication of the Makin Review’s report on the Church’s handling of ‘serial child abuser’ John Smyth – which suggested Welby did not deal with complaints well enough at the time. But the Archbishop’s resignation isn’t quite enough for everyone. Now politicians and pundits alike are calling for Welby to lose his seat in the House of Lords.

Richard Tice has blasted the Archbishop over the matter, with the Reform MP slamming Welby’s position on GB News. ‘I think his position is untenable,’ Tice remarked. ‘I suspect people have left for less.’ The Boston and Skegness politician found a fragment of common ground with Carol Vorderman, who took to Twitter to fume: ‘Justin Welby to quit as Archbishop of Canterbury over mishandling of child abuse scandal.