The first woman to sit as a bishop in Britain’s parliament has taken her seat. Bishops have played a formal part in Britain’s parliament since before the origins of democracy in the country. Initially as advisors to the Monarch, Anglican bishops now occupy 26 seats in the upper house of Parliament, the House of Lords.
26 October 2015
Church of England bishops have called on the British government to more-than double the number of refugees it will resettle in the UK over the next five years.
19 October 2015
The Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Council (MPA) has warned that a relaxation of the rules governing the number of hours that large stores can open on a Sunday would “erode common leisure time essential for family life”
15 October 2015