A former Welsh secretary has been cleared of breaking the ministerial code over claims he knew a former aide had collapsed a rape trial.
In his resignation letter to the prime minister in November, Mr Cairns said:"I will co-operate in full with the investigation under the ministerial code which will now take place and I am confident I will be cleared of any breach or wrong-doing." At the time of his selection, Mr Cairns endorsed Mr England as a"friend and colleague" with whom"it will be a pleasure to campaign".
The rape victim previously said Mr England's selection"shows how little respect they have for me" and she called for Mr Cairns to quit. In his report, Sir Alex said:"The issue for the Ministerial Code is whether Mr Cairns' statement that he 'had no knowledge of the role of Ross England' in the collapse of the trial was true, and hence whether or not Mr Cairns breached the requirement to observe the principle that 'Holders of public office should be truthful'."
Oh so his ordering the sabatoged isn't a crime then?
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