Theresa May pressed over judge’s salary

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Theresa May has come under fire for refusing to declare the salary of the chairwoman of the inquiry in to historic child sex abuse in England and Wales.

Chair of the Home Select Committee Keith Vaz asked the Home Secretary repeatedly to clarify what Justice Lowell Goddard’s salary would be ahead of the inquiry.

Theresa May responded: “I am not in a position to tell you that in this meeting Mr Chairman.

“That information will be made available in due course.”

Mr Vaz pressed for an answer from the Home Secretary: “You’re telling us that you’re not going to tell the Select Committee how much Judge Goddard is being paid?”

Following a further rebuttal, Mr Vaz said: “I feel very let down by you Home Secretary.

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