Felicity Dowling of Left Unity said:
“Fiona Woolf’s links to Lord Brittain make her completely unsuitable to head this inquiry. She must step down immediately.
“This is another example of what happens when the establishment investigates the establishment. Fiona Woolf is the Lord Mayor of London and part of the same elite the inquiry must examine.
“She should be replaced with an independent outsider who abuse survivors can have real trust in.”
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The committee chaired by Keith Vaz should interview all the candidates for the enquiry. Make a choice and get this started ASAP. People like Leon Brittain who have lost files must not be given the benefit of the doubt. Remove his titles and sack him from public office and take away any pension rights that he has. The same action should apply to all offenders. Let’s get serious about this problem