By Laura HughesDowning Street has revealed Theresa May was aware of "tensions" between Dame Lowell Goddard and the panel of the child sexual abuse inquiry "some weeks before" an official complaint was made. The Home Office had previously said it was only informed of concerns about Dame Lowell when concerns were formally made on July 29th. Dame Lowell left the inquiry in chaos when she suddenly quit her £360,000-a-year (NZ$611,000-a-year) role on August 4th. During the investigation into him, various media and political personalities, (as well as many others) are linked to child sexual abuse. Senior New Zealand judge Justice Lowell Goddard becomes the new head of the inquiry.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 19, 2016 18:45 UTC