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Dennis Richardson says his decision to resign from the royal commission into antisemitism had nothing to do with the government, but says he came to the decision that he was surplus" to the needs of the body.

He spoke to RN Breakfast this morning, saying:

I think probably there wasn't enough discussion right at the beginning about the precise way things would work, and ultimately I came to the [decision] that I was surplus to requirements.