12 h. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in disarray as potential chairwoman steps down and victims quit panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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12 h. ago Claims of grooming probe ‘dilution’ is false, minister says after victims quit

Jess Phillips rejected concerns, adding the probe will ‘remain laser focused on grooming gangs’ after two survivors quit their roles in the process.

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15 h. ago Victims can have confidence in grooming inquiry, minister says after two quit

Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds resigned from the inquiry’s victims and survivors liaison panel on Monday and criticised the Home Office.

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17 h. ago Labour accused of 'sabotaging' grooming gangs inquiry after abuse victims quit panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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18 h. ago Grooming gang victims deserve justice, says minister as two survivors quit probe

Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds resigned from the inquiry’s victims and survivors liaison panel on Monday, levelling heavy criticism at the Home Office’s handling of the issue

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29 h. ago Two victims quit grooming gangs inquiry over ‘concerns about its ability to get to the truth’

TWO victims resigned from the grooming gangs inquiry yesterday over “concerns about its ability to get to the truth”.  Fiona Goddard, who was groomed while living in a care home in Bradford, said the “treatment of survivors” had prompted her decision.  And Ellie-Ann Reynolds also resigned, saying that the inquiry process had become a “cover...

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