In the bars and cafes of the University of York’s campus, talk among the 500 members of the Church of England’s parliament over the next few days is likely to be dominated by one issue: who will be the next archbishop of Canterbury?
The General Synod is meeting eight months after Justin Welby dramatically quit over the way he handled one of the C of E’s worst abuse cases, and as the opaque process of replacing him slowly grinds on.