Archbishop of York faces calls to resign over handling of sexual abuse case

Church of England crisis deepens as second archbishop faces scrutiny over response to abuse

The archbishop of York is under pressure to resign over the way he handled a sexual abuse case amid revelations that compound a major crisis in the Church of England.

Stephen Cottrell is due to take over temporary leadership of the church in three weeks when the resignation of the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, over his failures to deal properly with abuse takes effect.