"The leader of the Liberal Democrats says he does not regret publicly asking the party's Welsh leader to reflect on her position in light of her role in a historic church abuse case. Speaking ahead of the Liberal Democrat party conference in Bournemouth, Sir Ed Davey said it was "good" Jane Dodds had apologised. Dodds, a Member of the Senedd (MS) for Mid and West Wales, previously admitted their relationship "would take time to repair"."
"A 2021 report found Dodds, who is in charge of the Welsh Lib Dems, made a "grave error of judgement" by not organising a meeting to discuss a particular case of abuse by a late former bishop. Sir Ed said he had last spoken to Ms Dodds "earlier this year". And when asked if she was the right person to take the Welsh Liberal Democrats into the Senedd elections in May, he appeared to avoid giving her his full backing."
Sir Ed Davey said he does not regret publicly asking Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds to reflect on her role in a historic church abuse case. He welcomed Dodds's apology and said accountability is important. A 2021 report found Dodds made a "grave error of judgement" by not organising a meeting to discuss abuse by a late former bishop. Dodds admitted the relationship with Sir Ed had been damaged and that repair would take time. Dodds remains the party's only MS in Wales and appears likely to lead into the Senedd election. Recent YouGov MRP polling projects 6% support and three Senedd seats.
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