David Cameron personally orders Tories to open Whips 'dirt books' to child abuse investigators

David Cameron: 'The Conservative Whip’s Office and our Party headquarters
will co-operate fully with the inquiry and I have written to the Home Secretary
to make this clear.'

David Cameron has agreed to throw open the records of Conservatives whips’ office and Tory central office to let investigators hunt for evidence of historic child abuse, The Telegraph can disclose.

The Tory leader and Prime Minister has personally written to Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to make clear that both the whips and Tory headquarters had to “co-operate fully” with the Home Office’s inquiry into child sexual abuse, which is still seeking a chairman.

This will mean that party’s infamous “dirt books”, in which whips recorded the indiscretions by MPs to help to keep them in check in Parliament, will be scrutinised by Home Office officials.

It comes as victims of child abuse will hold 200-strong rally in Houses of Parliament on Wednesday to discuss how to take forward their campaign for justice.  (more...)

David Cameron personally orders Tories to open Whips 'dirt books' to child abuse investigators

Meanwhile, survivors' hope flagging:

Impassioned plea to Theresa May from Becky: #CSAinquiry panel must stay for the many survivors of child sex abuse. http://t.co/pYYNcNNrhv
— ExaroNews (@ExaroNews) January 13, 2015