A Church of England minister has been asked to step back from her duties after a review found she was aware of child abuse by the evangelical Christian John Smyth.Rev Sue Colman is associate minister at St Leonard’s Church in Oakley,

The Church of England faced pressure on Wednesday to ensure people are held to account for systematically covering up allegations of abuse, one day after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned over a church abuse scandal.

A Church of England minister has been asked to step back from her duties after a damning review concluded she was aware of a prolific serial abuser. It found it was likely Reverend Sue Colman, an associate minister in Oakley,