Archbishop promises to investigate clergy abuse cases

Survivors of sexual abuse by the clergy say they have received a promise from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to hold an independent inquiry into cases connected to the Church of England.

Lambeth Palace said the archbishop wanted the Church to be reviewed first, but it said if this did not happen within six months, then the archbishop would instigate an "independently-led past cases review".

Caroline Wyatt reports.

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