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She wrote back describing the apology as "too little, too late" and is now calling for other senior church leaders who failed to intervene to prevent Smyth's abuse to resign: "I just think people of the church, if they see something not going in the right direction, if it needs the police they should go to the police."

At the very least, one can expect hundreds of intelligence professionals to resign—which may be Trump’s intention.

This week, sources told CBS News that Mr Smith plans to resign before Trump takes office and avoid Trump's promises to fire him.

Ahead of the 2021 election, the SNP changed internal rules to require MPs to resign their seat at Westminster to fight for selection to Holyrood.

After the Channel 4 documentary was broadcast in 2017, Mr Welby apologised "unreservedly" to Smyth's victims but did not resign.