In his first interview since resigning, the former Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on the scandal which led him to quit.

Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he forgives serial abuser John Smyth as he repeated an apology to victims and told of the “deep sense of personal failure” he feels about the handling ...

Justin Welby has spoken of a “deep sense of personal failure” over how allegations of horrific sexual abuse by the late John Smyth were handled.

Dr Welby was forced to quit last year after a damning review found he 'could and should' have done more to ensure that serial child abuser John Smyth was brought to justice. The Makin Review found ...

Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he forgives serial abuser John Smyth as he repeated an apology ... who had seen weeks and months of work “disappear in a puff of a resignation ...

In his first interview since quitting in November last year, Welby said his forgiveness of John Smyth - arguably the most prolific abuser associated with the Church of England - was "irrelevant ...