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Former Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns was a breach of the ministerial code

deleted A Ministerial request, clearing ex-Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns of misconduct, the question of whether he knew that the "sabotage" of a rape trial of his ex-aide was dismissed as "a sham" by The Victim .

"Lucy ," said Bbc News she had not been contacted during The Investigation .

Mr Cairns resigned from the Cabinet last year over allegations that he knew that Ross England, a judge had violated the judgment by allegations about their sexual past.

The Tory MP said he was "extremely sorry for the trauma", she had to face.

It is assumed that the Cabinet Office did not feel it was necessary or appropriate, to contact Lucy .

'Brazen lie'

In April 2018, at The Trial of his friend James Hackett , was Lucy raped, Mr. England told Cardiff Crown Court he had a casual sexual relationship with your self.

He said: "I was worried about you, because we had casual sex. Two occasions, one of which is a Group Sex . "

This evidence is not admissible in court, although Mr England denies to know this, if he has evidence.

The Judge said he had No Doubt this was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the study.

Lucy told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme: "He has just lied so brazenly, and I just thought" feel This Man , how he is untouchable and he was made to feel that by the Conservative Party . '"

Mr England has since said in a statement he had not said, "that nothing had been decided have been inadmissible prior To My testimony".

"I gave an honest answer, to honor The Oath I took, to tell The Truth ," he added.

Ross England gave a speech to the Welsh Conservative conference in 2016

Mr Cairns resigned as Welsh Secretary last November over claims that he had copied approved Mr England as a candidate for the Welsh assembly, despite, in an E-Mail in connection with the break-up of the study.

Mr Cairns he denies it knew.

Bbc News had discovered an E-Mail sent on 2. August 2018 Mr Cairns, Geraint Evans , as his special adviser.

He said: "I spoke to Ross and he is confident that no action will be decided by the court. "

Mr Cairns has now been clarified that the ministerial code, a government investigation.

The investigators said, the parties said they had not informed Mr Cairns, Mr England's role and that there was "no direct evidence that contradict it".

But Lucy told me that Victoria Derbyshire has been made no attempt to speak with her.

"The whole thing feels like a dummy," She Said .

"What kind of investigation is not, contact the person who is affected the most?"

The "Cabinet Office " investigation examined whether Mr Cairns had been truly in a public office, and it is understood that a judgment was made that it was not appropriate or necessary, contact with Lucy , especially given your anonymity.

'Smear campaign'

Mr Cairns had previously work Mr England was appointed as his campaign manager in the same office as Lucy - who also worked for the MP.

she claimed that she warned Mr. Cairns, would you leave your job, if he to the Mr England.

Lucy told the BBC that as soon as you reported The Rape to The Police she had been subjected to a "campaign of hate" by members of the Tory party that they "have the cheek to say to The Police what happened".

she was raped as she slept in A House party held by Mr England and his girlfriend Kathryn Kelloway.

"When I woke up, I was attacked, basically," She Said to Victoria Derbyshire .

"Finally, I managed to fight him off and walk down the stairs, where I told a friend. "

Hackett was convicted at a subsequent trial and to prison for five years.

Lucy claims that on The Night of The Rape , Ms Kelloway had called The Police that she was there.

"That just set the tone for the next Two years," she told the program.

"It was a total smear campaign.

"they tried to spread it about Certain People that I slept and when I slept, to this degree, then I earned what happened.

"they tried to say I had lied about other things that I've done, things about other women, and therefore, if I, I have to do this until may. "

Ms Kelloway, a Conservative councillor, "denies any wrongdoing of any kind".

"I didn't say anything, but The Truth in the whole, including The Police and in court [as a witness for the prosecution]," she added.

'Very sad'

Lucy told Victoria Derbyshire the Conservative Party had to do a lot of work to do, to work to make it a safe environment for Young Women .

"they had no respect for me, what I was going through," She Said .

"It was definitely like members of the Conservative Party , put me to the test. "

The Conservative Party in Wales, said in a statement: "We are deeply sorry for the circumstances that the collapse of the attempt, and The Deep distress this shifted to The Victim . "

Mr Cairns said he had faced "extremely sorry for the trauma and suffering Lucy ".

"I believed that my parliamentary staff, and I was behind her in a caring and compassionate way," he said.

"Lucy realized this in received messages at the Time . "

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Source of news: bbc.com