Bishop of Fulham apologises for kicking choir out of his 'house'

A bishop who went on stage in a dressing gown and shut down a choir for making a "terrible racket" has apologised for the "distress and offence" he caused.

- Sammy Gecsoyler

Last Friday, Jonathan Baker, the bishop of Fulham, told a room of about 360 people, including the City Academy Voices choir, to leave St Andrew Holborn church in central London as they neared the end of their special summer concert. They had just finished belting out the Supremes' hit 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me' when the lights went out and Baker joined them onstage.

Dressed in a blue dressing gown and shoeless, he took the mic, described the choir's singing as a "terrible racket" and told them to get out.