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	Ex-Vicar Who Branded His Bishop a " Liar" Wins £14,500 for Wrongful Dismissal By Ruth Gledhill The Times June 17, 2008 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article4156178.ece A former vicar and Church of England communications officer who branded his bishop "a liar" won a claim for wrongful dismissal and was awarded more than £14,500 at an employment tribunal yesterday. The Rev David Johnston, 56, immediately called for the Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Rev James Jones, to resign. Mr Johnston also claimed the Bishop did not like being in Liverpool and was "unhappy" that he was not appointed Archbishop of York. Dr John Sentamu was appointed to the second-highest post in the Church of England instead. Bishop Jones became involved after a Sunday newspaper published an article in which it was claimed that Mr Johnston had been unfaithful to his wife Margaret and was having an affair with his personal assistant, the unmarried Diane Pendleton.
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