Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the current chaplain to the speaker but soon to be Bishop of Dover, opened the event, followed by the Speaker himself, John Bercow.

The annual event held in the Palace of Westminster has previously had speakers such as Tim Keller and Andy Hawthorne from The Message Trust.

This year, as guests tucked into their danish pastries and mushroom and chive frittatas, the Rt Rev Sarah Mullally spoke about the need to look past binary politics and see those who disagree with us as someone made in the image of God.

After a reading of Genesis 1 by Conservative and Christian peer Baroness Berridge, the Bishop of London said: “We risk submitting one binary narrative for another – one in which the main fault lines are cultural and generational, encapsulated by the networked Metropolitan youth versus the old left behind.

“Now, whether or not you agree with this analysis, one of the key issues seems to be the use of binary narratives. The right versus wrong and the report [by St Paul’s Insitute] calls for a politics and a broad public discourse based on a different language, a transcendent conversation, one that can address deeper discussions around questions of meaning, identity, belonging.

“This morning I want to suggest that the Christian faith offers such a language because at our heart is a sense of belonging, of identity and meaning that emerges from…

A growing number of young people are experiencing problems with their mental health in the face of growing pressures from exams and social media.

Mental health charity Mind claims that three out of five secondary school pupils have either experienced mental health issues themselves or know someone close to them who has.

Research has shown that more than half of 11 to 19-year-olds don’t feel confident reaching out to staff at school for mental health support.

According to the charity’s survey, of the pupils that did speak up, 43 per cent didn’t find the help useful.

Principal of the Christian run River School in Worcester, Tim Crow, told Premier: “There’s no great surprise in those percentages, distressing and disturbing as they are, our experience is that there is a shortage of resources to help these kids.

“There’s a crisis I think, in mental health.”

Mr Crow said the issue was difficult as teachers are already under increasing pressure within the school system.

He said: “Kids who are struggling, actually asking for help, they need somebody who they feel is more approachable, more of a mentor than a guardian.

“I think teachers have such huge pressures on them, that to actually duplicate that is asking a huge amount.”

Mr Crow believes a combination of smaller classes, more comprehensive training for teachers on the issues facing young people and the establishing of…