AMBER RUDD’S decision to dodge Andy Burnham’s questioning over Orgreave by absenting herself from the House of Commons illustrates that she knows she’s on dodgy ground.

Whatever ministers say now, Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) members recall that Rudd told them that an inquiry would be held, with only its form left open.

The Home Secretary’s announcement on Monday left campaigners and observers flabbergasted, wondering what might have changed since she met them in September.