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| Home Secretary Theresa May |
The Home Secretary’s announcement came as, bowing to growing pressure, she agreed to a sweeping inquiry into allegations of paedophilia in Establishment circles.
The Hillsborough-style investigation will look into the activities of churches, hospitals, schools, political parties and the BBC.
Mrs May also announced that a separate inquiry, led by NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless, will review an investigation conducted last year into the Home Office’s handling of historical child abuse allegations.
It has been prompted by claims of a cover-up after it emerged that 114 files had been lost by Home Office officials.
The Home Secretary suggested that the main inquiry could examine the work of party whips who are said to hold ‘little black books’ containing damaging information against colleagues they want to control. An expert panel will be able to call witnesses from the private sector as well as the Civil Service – and pore over secret files kept on prominent figures by the security services and whips. (more...)
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