The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Justin Welby later he was deeply embarrassed by Dr Joanna Penberthy s post and Conservative MPs called for her to resign.
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4 Jun 2021
The Right Reverend Joanna Penberthy, Bishop of St Davids, has deleted a “personal” Twitter account which she used to abuse Conservatives and Brexit supporters.
Penberthy, the first female bishop in the Church in Wales an Anglican church closely related to the Church of England, of which it was formerly a part and in which she was a clergywoman earlier in her career wrote “Never never never trust a Tory” on Twitter while quoting another user who alleged that Britain’s governing party has been “scheming to abolish the Welsh Assembly since its inception.”
The Welsh Assembly, or Senedd, is roughly equivalent to a U.S. state legislature.
Dr Joanna Penberthy was the Church in Wales first woman bishop when she was appointed to St Davids in 2017. But the 61-year-old sparked controversy after posting a politicised message.