The Archbishop of York has vowed that he will do “all he can” to improve safeguarding within the Church following the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby earlier this week.

He says he takes "personal and institutional responsibility" after a report found the Church of England covered up "abhorrent" abuse.

Justin Welby said he was stepping down “in sorrow.” He faced mounting calls to resign after an investigation found he failed to promptly report serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps.

ARCHBISHOP Welby has “decided to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury ”; but he remains in office, for now, and it is not yet clear when exactly he will leave.

Instead, the Most Rev Justin Welby, 68, who announced his resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury on Tuesday afternoon, was laid low by his association with the worst abuse scandal in the history of the Church of England. Read the full story here. Nigel Farage has expressed relief at the Most Rev Justin Welby’s decision to resign.

The Most Rev. Justin Welby, the leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, announced his resignation days after a report found he had taken insufficient action over claims of abuse.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide, resigned "in sorrow" on Tuesday, saying he had failed to ensure a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago.

The Church of England faced pressure on Wednesday to ensure people are held to account for systematically covering up allegations of abuse, one day after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned over a church abuse scandal.

A report found Justin Welby took insufficient action into allegations against John Smyth, believed to be “the most prolific serial abuser” associated with the Church of England.

The only Church of England bishop to publicly demand the resignation of former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says his departure wasn't enough to solve the church’s “profound failure" in safeguarding vulnerable people or ease the trauma suffered by