Baroness Butler-Sloss resigns as head of child-abuse inquiry

By Matt Dathan And Philippe Naughton
Times
July 14, 2014

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article4147011.ece

Baroness Butler-Sloss has decided to step down as chairwoman of the inquiry into the historical cover-up of child abuse in response to widespread concern about her appointment.

The former High Court judge informed Theresa May, the home secretary, of her decision at the weekend and said in a statement today that she did not want to the inquiry to be hamstrung by the controversy over her nomination.