Some of the Church of England's most senior bishops have reported receiving hate mail and death threats after speaking out on Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings' alleged breach of lockdown rules.
Bishop of Worcester John Inge tweeted that he received an email warning "stay out of politics or we'll kill you" after he criticised Boris Johnson 's "risible defence" of Mr Cummings on Sunday night.
Helen-Ann Hartley, the bishop of Ripon, reported a similar threat, posting: "'Stay out of politics or it will be the death of you' was one of the emails I received today."Thank you to those who have sent supportive messages."She had earlier written about missing her father's birthday during the lockdown as he recovered from radiotherapy.Rev