Organisations including Liberty, Privacy International, Big Brother Watch and Refuge wrote to him, warning they had "serious concerns" that officers could be
The Archbishop of York defended Bishop Conway, telling Today he "was the first person to do something about this".He said those who "actively covered this up" should resign but added this was not bishops and said that Mr Welby had taken responsibility for "institutional failings".
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said "it was absolutely the right decision" for Mr Welby to go and that church leaders should not "think that just one head rolling solves the problem"."There are deep and fundamental issues of not just practice but culture on safeguarding," he told Today."The culture of cover-up has been part of the problem on serious abuse for far too long," he added.
There is no modern comparison for an Archbishop of Canterbury being forced to stand aside.Attention will begin to turn to the process for selecting his successor, although that will not be quick. A secretive committee will form over the next few months, with the chair appointed by the prime minister.
After a consultation across the UK and the wider Anglican Communion, candidates will be invited for interview.
Two thirds of the committee must agree before a name is sent to the prime minister, who passes it to the King. The monarch, as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, will ultimately appoint the next archbishop - but that's not expected for several months.That is generating "more complicated commissions" and "driving the need" to expand Goodwood to have more space, Rolls-Royce chief executive Chris Brownridge told Radio 4's Today programme.
But making individually tailored cars, while profitable, is a labour-intensive process that requires time and space.At the same time, like other manufacturers, the company is preparing for a future in which conventional cars will be phased out and replaced by electric models.
In the UK, the Labour government has committed to phasing out sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030, and is consulting car manufacturers on how that will work.Mr Brownridge declined to tell the BBC whether the firm would still be building cars with combustion engines for clients abroad in 2030, but said the firm had a "very clear roadmap" and that electric cars were the "right direction for Rolls-Royce".