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Bishop in dressing-gown breaks up church concert

Bishop in dressing-gown breaks up church concert

From Sky News:

A disgruntled bishop in a dressing gown has interrupted a church concert in London – telling singers to stop their “terrible racket” and “leave his house”.

The City Academy Voices choir was coming to the end of their performance at St Andrew’s in Holborn on Friday night when the lights were suddenly turned off.

Footage on TikTok shows Jonathan Baker, the Bishop of Fulham, standing barefoot at a microphone – as bemused performers and a 300-strong audience look on.

“You are in my house. It’s gone past 10pm and this is a terrible racket,” he said. “Goodnight. You are in my house – can you leave it now please. Thank you, it’s over.”…

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