The Archbishop of Canterbury cast a crucial vote last night when he turned up in the House of Lords with other bishops to vote against the government's proposals for a supercasino in Manchester.

Apparently rejecting calls to express their opposition just 3 out of the 26 unelected bishops that sit in the House of Lords voted last night over the government's Sexual Orientation Regulations.

Anglicans opposed to the Government's new Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs), which would prevent discrimination against gay and lesbian people, are urging the 26 unelected bishops who sit in the House of Lords to vote against the measures on Wednesday.