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'I was not drunk' insists bishop 'I was not drunk' insists bishop
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The Bishop of Southwark has denied he was drunk when he suffered head injuries following a drinks reception.The Bishop of Southwark has denied he was drunk when he suffered head injuries following a drinks reception.
In his first interview since the incident, the Right Reverend Tom Butler said he still had amnesia. The Right Reverend Tom Butler said he still had amnesia and was having "extensive" medical tests.
He said he remembers nothing after leaving the Irish embassy on 5 December and arriving home in Streatham, south London, but believes he was mugged.He said he remembers nothing after leaving the Irish embassy on 5 December and arriving home in Streatham, south London, but believes he was mugged.
He stressed he did not drink excessively and did not see the affair as a resigning matter. As a bishop, he said it would have been "entirely out of character if I was drunk", insisting he would not resign.
'Very careful'
"I have been going to receptions for 20 years," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme."I have been going to receptions for 20 years," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"As a bishop it would be entirely out of character if I was drunk." I defy anyone who had too much to drink to make that journey Right Reverend Tom Butler
Metropolitan Police previously said the incident was not being treated as a mugging but as a case of missing property. "Normally, at a reception, I will have a glass or two of wine. I'm very careful.
"I don't get drunk frequently. I would not be able to do my job if I got drunk. I certainly don't think it's a resigning matter."
The bishop suffered head injuries and lost his mobile phone and briefcase on his way home from the reception in Hyde Park Corner.
"My injuries are compatible with being mugged," he said.
However, police have said they were treating the incident not as a mugging but as a case of missing property.
Eye-witnesses Paul Sumpter claimed the bishop fell on the pavement after trying to get into the property developer's car.
A few days later, Mr Sumpter's wife allegedly discovered Mr Butler's briefcase in the car.
Medical tests
The bishop said he had used public transport to make his way home that evening.
"I defy anyone who had too much to drink to make that journey," he said.
Bishop Tom denied the allegations surrounding the incident and said he would undergo further medical tests.
"It's very worrying, I still have amnesia," he said.
"We're going though the whole gamut because we're worried. I want to get to the bottom of it."