LABOUR ON WOOLF

Diana Johnson MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Office Minister, commenting on the inquiry into child abuse, said:

“We have said right from the start that anyone chairing this inquiry should have the full support of the survivors of abuse – both Fiona Woolf and Theresa May should meet survivors groups immediately to address their concerns.

“The Home Secretary and Tory-led Government’s handling of this has been chaotic and confused from the start. Nobody wants further delays to this important work, but Theresa May must now move quickly to demonstrate that both the process behind the inquiry and the person appointed to lead it have support from the majority of survivors – otherwise the inquiry will fail before it even starts.”

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