Davey hints that Welsh Lib Dem leader should resign over handling of abuse case

Sir Ed Davey has hinted that person of the Lib Dems successful Wales should resign implicit her handling of a intersexual maltreatment lawsuit portion moving for the Church of England.

Sir Ed said helium had spoken to Jane Dodds and been “really wide to her astir what I deliberation she should do”.

A study recovered that Ms Dodds made a “grave error” by not pursuing a gathering to sermon a peculiar intersexual maltreatment lawsuit erstwhile she was a elder manager.

The study was from 2021 but has travel the fore aft after the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby implicit his handling of maltreatment by John Smyth, a barrister associated with the Church of England.

“I deliberation this full contented astir the Church of England is hugely serious, and we person to instrumentality it seriously,” Lib Dem person Sir Ed told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.

“I invited the resignation of the archbishop. I’ve spoken to Jane astir this.

“She has apologised, and she has had an unthinkable vocation looking aft children, but I’ve made it wide I deliberation she needs to deliberation astir her work connected this.”

Sir Ed said helium thought Ms Dodds needed to “reflect connected this precise carefully”.

“I judge that she has apologised, but this is specified a superior contented truthful I deliberation she does request to deliberation astir what other she whitethorn request to do.”

He added: “I’ve made my feelings truly wide to her astir what I deliberation she should bash and I deliberation she’s reflecting and I anticipation she does.”

Ms Dodds committed a “grave mistake of judgement” by not holding a gathering to sermon an allegation against Hubert Victor Whitsey, the erstwhile Bishop of Chester, the study found.

An autarkic study into the Church’s handling of the allegations concluded that Whitsey sexually abused a ample fig of children and young radical arsenic good arsenic susceptible adults.

Mr Welby said connected Tuesday that his determination to measurement down – which came aft days of unit pursuing the report’s work – was successful the champion interests of the Church.

The autarkic Makin Review concluded that Smyth, who is thought to beryllium the astir prolific abuser associated with the Church, mightiness person been brought to justness had the archbishop formally alerted authorities successful 2013.