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But the recipients of that report "participated in an active cover-up" to prevent its findings, including that crimes had been committed, coming to light, the Makin review said.

A survivor of Smyth's abuse also called for Mr Welby to go, saying that he felt the archbishop's admission that he had not done enough in response to the reports meant that both he and the Church of England had effectively been involved in a "cover-up".

She replied: “No, you are trying to suggest there was a cover-up, there was no cover-up.”

"I think his admission that in 2013, which is really modern day in comparison to the 1970s and 1980s, that he didn't do enough, that he wasn't rigorous, that he was enacted is enough in my mind to confirm that Justin Welby along with countless other Anglican churchmen were part of a cover-up about the abuse," Mr Morse told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Mr Morse told the BBC he believes the "cover-up" extended until 2017 when Channel 4's report was broadcast which then led to a "proper police investigation".