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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Welsh Lib Dems leader under pressure after criticism over C of E abuse case

Jane Dodds with Ed Davey, during a visit to Knighton, Wales, during the general election campaign
Jane Dodds (left) with Ed Davey during a visit to Knighton, Wales, during the general election campaign in May. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Ed Davey has said the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats should reflect on her position because of her failure to take action over an abuse case when she was a manager in the Church of England.

Jane Dodds, who was briefly the MP for Brecon and Radnorshire and is now the only Lib Dem member of the Senedd, was criticised in a C of E report about abuse carried out by the late bishop of Chester Hubert Victor Whitsey.

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