UNITED KINGDOM
Western Morning News
The Government is facing a search for a new head for the inquiry into historical child sex abuse after the chairwoman announced she was stepping down amid a barrage of criticism over her “establishment” links.
Fiona Woolf said she had no choice but to quit after accepting that the victims had lost all confidence in her ability to conduct the investigation impartially.
It follows sustained pressure over her links with former home secretary Lord Brittan, who is facing claims that he failed to act on a dossier of paedophile allegations in the 1980s.
Mrs Woolf has said she did not reveal her links to Lord Brittan as she did not think he would feature in the inquiry.
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