UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A panel member of the independent inquiry into child sex abuse has defended chairwoman Prof Alexis Jay as being “qualified for the job.”
The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association, for 600 victims who lived in children’s homes in London, is pulling out of the inquiry because of its leadership.
But Dru Sharpling said it would not prevent the inquiry from carrying on.
Labour MP Chuka Umunna has called for a new head, but Home Secretary Amber Rudd has backed Prof Jay’s leadership.
The inquiry said its work would continue with “confidence and clarity”, and Prime Minister Theresa May this week said she had absolute confidence in the inquiry’s leadership.
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