The senior lawyer to the national child abuse inquiry has been suspended from his £400,000-a-year post, plunging the investigation into its worst crisis yet.
Ben Emmerson QC was removed over concerns about his leadership, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said in a statement. He later said he learned of his suspension from the investigation via the internet.
Mr Emmerson had been reported to be on the verge of resigning as counsel to the inquiry following an alleged clash with its new chairman, Professor Alexis Jay.
Insiders loyal to Prof Jay had described Mr Emmerson as “arrogant” ahead of the announcement. (more...)
.@davidhencke was prescient in June 2015 about the fate of Ben Emmerson QC and the child abuse inquiry https://t.co/gxx7GBln2e— Patrick Smith (@psmith) September 29, 2016
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