No 10 announces decision although role will not legally be taken on until January, before an enthronement service

Sarah Mullally has been named as the first female leader of the Church of England as Downing Street announced the 106th archbishop of Canterbury nearly a year on from Justin Welby’s resignation over the handling of a safeguarding scandal.

This is the first time an archbishop of Canterbury has been chosen since the Church of England allowed women to become bishops in 2014.