‘Snubbed’ archbishop WILL get his peerage
By Chris Brooke for the Daily Mail and Jason Groves for the Daily Mail and Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline:
Downing St delayed honour for John Sentamu to make sure he wasn’t criticised by inquiry into child abuse.
Britain’s first black archbishop was held back from being given a life peerage because officials wanted to make sure he was not criticised in an abuse inquiry.
Former Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu was originally snubbed in a list of 36 new members this summer.
A Government source said the honour for the respected clergyman was delayed by the House of Lords Appointments Commission (Holac), which vets nominations.
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