UNITED KINGDOM
The Guardian
Matthew Weaver
Friday 14 October 2016
MPs are to question the head of the troubled inquiry into allegations of institutional child abuse, Prof Alexis Jay, over allegations that her predecessor Dame Lowell Goddard made racist remarks and acted aggressively.
Goddard, a New Zealand judge, has rejected claims in the Times that officials warned her about offensive remarks, including a claim that she had said high rates of child abuse in the UK were “because it has so many Asian men”.
In a statement issued on Friday, Goddard said the accusations were false and malicious.
The home affairs select committee will raise the claims next Tuesday when it questions Jay – who has been involved in the inquiry since it was set up.
Speaking to the Guardian, the Labour MP Chuka Umunna, a member of the committee who is campaigning to be the its new chairman, said: “I will certainly be asking questions about this.
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