Nick Clegg refuses to hold inquiry into Cyril Smith child abuse allegations

Nick Clegg has refused to hold an inquiry into the “repugnant” actions of Cyril Smith and insisted he had never heard rumours about allegations of child abuse spanning decades.

The leader of the Liberal Democrats distanced himself and his party from the former Rochdale MP, who is accused of abusing young boys at schools and residential homes over more than 40 years.

The Deputy Prime Minister told a Westminster press conference that he and his party had been unaware of the “truly horrific” actions allegedly carried out by Sir Cyril, who died in 2010, but that any investigations were a matter for the police .... http://www.telegraph.co.uk