Synod bishop sent to Coventry
When the Church of England’s House of Bishops voted 43-1 in support of a report backing traditional teaching on marriage at General Synod, many wondered whom the lone voice of dissent could belong to.

In fact, the Bishop of Coventry, Christopher Cocksworth, later admitted that he had accidentally pressed the wrong button on the electronic voting handset “due to a moment of distraction”. Not that it would have made a difference: the House of Clergy rejected the Bishops’ Report by 100-93.

Bishop Cocksworth is in good company: earlier this month singer Will.i.am, who is a judge on ITV talent show The Voice, helped a contestant to pass the audition phase by accidentally pressing his voting button during his performance.