UNITED KINGDOM
Sky News
The Prime Minister has admitted she knew about concerns over the leadership of the child abuse inquiry but did nothing.
Theresa May said there were “stories” around about Dame Lowell Goddard’s leadership of the inquiry but said as Home Secretary she was not able to intervene on the basis of “suspicion” or “hearsay”.
Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions Mrs May admitted that complaints about Dame Lowell’s behaviour had been made to the Home Office in confidence months before she left the post.
However, she said the concerns had been raised in confidence and therefore she was unable to act.
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