Dean resigns over protest

The row over the anti-capitalist protest outside St Paul’s Cathedral claimed another victim yesterday.

The Dean, the Right Rev Graeme Knowles, resigned saying his position was “untenable”. His departure followed those of Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Giles Fraser and part-time chaplain Fraser Dyer.

The dean made the initial announcement that the historic cathedral, in London, had closed its doors for the first time since the Second World War because of fears over health and safety. He asked demonstrators to move on, while the former canon chancellor and chaplain resigned because of the way the controversy had been handled, revealing divisions within the cathedral.