Archbishop pleads for the retention of the bishops’ bench in Lords
Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2011
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, this week appeared before the parliamentary committee looking into reform of the House of Lords arguing for the retention of the bishops' bench.
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