Children’s charity rejects archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas donation

Justin Welby announced last month he was stepping down after pressure over his handling of one of the Church of England’s worst abuse scandals. Photograph: Doug Peters/PA

A children’s charity has rejected a Christmas donation from the archbishop of Canterbury, who resigned over the Church of England’s failures in dealing with a serial child abuser.

In an embarrassing snub, the Children’s Society said accepting a donation from Justin Welby would “not be consistent with the principles and values that underpin our work”.