UNITED KINGDOM
RTE News
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss has stepped down as chair of an inquiry into allegations of historic child sex abuse within the establishment, Downing Street has announced.
The UK Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the decision to stand down was entirely Ms Butler-Sloss’s.
Her departure comes after the former judge’s appointment became the centre of controversy because her brother Michael Havers, who was attorney general and lord chancellor in the 1980s, is alleged to have tried to prevent ex-MP Geoffrey Dickens airing claims about child abuse.
Critics said victims of child sex abuse would not have confidence in an inquiry led by someone from the heart of the establishment.
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