Church of Wales leaders have now said Dr Penberthy, 62, will step down in July on the grounds of ill health. A Welsh bishop has apologised for a social media post in which she wrote: "Never, never, never trust a Tory".

Stirling Council is led by a minority Labour administration, despite the party being the third largest group on the authority. I am especially sympathetic because I am very well aware of what it is to be trolled in this way (including by people of all shades of political opinion).

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Knowing that the welfare state was loved and precious to working people – who built it and own it – Mr Ridley advised selling off the health service in small manageable slices by ‘stealth.’ Undermining the NHS while praising nurses has been Tory policy ever since. There are plenty of other names being tipped, too: Nadhim Zahawi, out at the forefront of denials about the existence of Operation Save Big Dog; Kwasi Kwarteng, a fellow contributor to 2012 tome Britannia Unchained; Tom Tugendhat, the ex-soldier receiving glowing write-ups in the Spectator; Nadine Dorries, a committed culture warrior most recently making headlines for doubling down on plans to defund the BBC. The list goes on, depending where you look. The Scouser in our team fired the ball into the top corner from distance before celebrating with the rest of his teammates in front of the Kop.

Dr Joanna Penberthy apologised and said she "deeply regretted" an online comment she made which said "Never, never, never trust a Tory". Credit: Church in Wales Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies was among those who criticised the message, which caused the Right Reverend Dr Joanna Penberthy to say she would close down her social media account. Between 1987 and 2020, the total number of NHS hospital beds fell from 299,400 to 141,000, a cut of 53 beds from every 100 beds in the country. Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "The many divisive and intolerant views pushed out from this very public account by the Bishop of St Davids will be troubling to many of her parishioners in West Wales.”This week Dr Penberthy stated that her ill health is affecting her ability to carry out her demanding role within the diocese. This is not a decision I have taken lightly,” she said in a statement. “The migraine, with which I have been living constantly, has adversely affected my ability to function at the level required to fulfil my role.”

The Bishop of Bangor said it was clear that there was no distinction for senior clergy between "personal and public statements" and that bishops furthermore needed advice and help in using social media. This is a taxpayer-funded role and it’s wrong on so many different levels. I hope the director-general takes action immediately.”In his response sent on Thursday, Mr Welby, above, told the Cabinet minister he was adding his apology to those already given by the Bishop of Bangor and the Archbishop of York. The Bishop, who is the acting head of the Church in Wales following the recent retirement of the Archbishop of Wales said,“May I apologise unreservedly for the behaviour of someone who associates with the Church in Wales. Their behaviour was unkind and unacceptable. Encouraged tirelessly by news rivals the Mail, Express, Sun, Times and Telegraph, the Tories are coming for the BBC, described by Margaret Thatcher as ‘Vulgar. Leftist. Pinko Traitors,’ in, of course, the Daily Mail.