Cairns quit on Wednesday amid claims that he was aware of his former aide's role in a rape trial which was 'sabotaged.'
Cabinet minister Alun Cairnes has quit on the day that Boris Johnson will launch his general election campaign. Cairnes announced his resignation as Wales Secretary on Wednesday amid claims that he was aware of the role his former aide played in a"sabotaged" rape trial. Ross England, who is now a Conservative member of the Welsh Assembly, made claims about a victim's sexual history in an April 2018 trial which led the case to collapse.
Cabinet minister Alun Cairnes has quit on the day that Boris Johnson will launch his general election campaign. Cairnes announced his resignation as Wales Secretary on Wednesday amid claims that he was aware of the role his former aide played in a"sabotaged" rape trial. Ross England, who is now a Conservative member of the Welsh Assembly, made claims about a victim's sexual history in an April 2018 trial which led the case to collapse.
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