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30 September 2016

Lead counsel to child sexual abuse inquiry resigns after suspension

The prime minister has stepped in to shore up the struggling national inquiry into child abuse, saying it was a crucial investigation to stop more children becoming victims in the future.
Theresa May insisted on Thursday that the inquiry, which she set up while she was home secretary, would not be scaled back. She spoke following the suspension of the most senior counsel to the inquiry, Ben Emmerson QC, on Wednesday night over concerns about his leadership.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/sep/29/child-abuse-inquiry-receives-fresh-blow-as-junior-counsel-quits