No. 10 and the See of Liverpool

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Title

No. 10 and the See of Liverpool

Subject

Archbishops and Bishops
Procedure

Description

In 1997, Tony Blair rejected the Crown Appointments Commission's initial slate of nominees for the See of Liverpool. These documents shed light on No. 10's assessment of the candidates as well as the attitude of senior figures in the Church such as the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York.

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Minute from John Holroyd setting out his views on the Crown Appointments Commission's nominees for the Bishopric of Liverpool.

Minute from John Holroyd encouraging Tony Blair to consider asking the Crown Appointments Commission for a new pair of nominees for the Bishopric of…

Letter from David Hope to Tony Blair setting out his views on the candidates the Crown Appointments Commission had recommended for the Bishopric of…

Minute from John Holroyd recommending that Tony Blair ask the Crown Appointments Commission for a new slate of names for the Bishopric of Liverpool.

Minute from Alex Allan to John Holroyd stating that Tony Blair had decided to ask the Crown Appointments Commission for more names.

Letter from John Holroyd to David Hope stating that Tony Blair had decided to ask the Crown Appointments Commission to come up with a new slate of…

Letter from George Carey to John Holroyd stating that Carey was disappointed that Tony Blair had decided to ask the Crown Appointments Commission for…

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