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The resignation of the chairman of the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry could hold the legal process up by years, the family’s lawyer has warned. ‌

Lord Bracadale tendered his resignation to the Deputy First Minister on Tuesday, saying he felt “many of the core participants have lost confidence in my conduct of the inquiry to such an extent that it cannot be retrieved”. ‌

The Scottish Police Federation had earlier asked for Lord Bracadale to recuse himself from the role due to concerns about private meetings with Mr Bayoh’s family – a request the chairman had initially refused. ‌

However in his resignation letter, Lord Bracadale said concerns about his conduct “had not been allayed by my decision and that the criticisms have persisted”.

On Wednesday, the Bayoh family s

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