Amber Rudd, the home secretary, has defended herself against accusations of being “economical about what she knew” about Dame Lowell Goddard Stefan Rousseau/PAAmber Rudd admitted this afternoon that she knew of concerns about Dame Lowell Goddard’s conduct and competence when she told MPs that the judge had resigned as head of Britain’s biggest public inquiry because she was homesick. The home secretary defended her evidence last month to a parliamentary committee, but was accused in the Commons of being “economical about what she knew”. Dame Lowell stepped down from the chairmanship of the £100 million national child abuse inquiry in August. The Times revealed last week that she was forced to quit after senior inquiry officials became increasingly concerned that her allegedly…

Source: The Times October 17, 2016 16:03 UTC