8 h. ago Keir Starmer vows to 'always stand up' for the BBC as he defends broadcaster amid Donald Trump row

The Prime Minister told MPs he was 'a strong supporter' of the BBC and said the 'argument for an impartial British news service is stronger than ever'.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage appears alongside grooming gang victim to declare Labour's sex abuse inquiry 'dead in the water' as he calls for MPs to set up their OWN commission

The Reform UK leader claimed the public were 'running out of patience' with the Government's promised inquiry, which is yet to get up and running.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage defends Reform MP who moaned about TV ads being 'full of black and Asian people'

Both Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting have accused Sarah Pochin, the Runcorn and Helsby MP, of prejudice over her outburst.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage appears alongside grooming gang victim to declare Labour's sex abuse inquiry 'dead in the water' as he calls for MPs set up their OWN commission

The Reform UK leader claimed the public were 'running out of patience' with the Government's promised inquiry, which is yet to get up and running.

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2 w. ago The child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed

As the row surrounding the future Grooming Gang Inquiry deepens, Bryony Gooch reflects on the third anniversary of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, as those who were involved warn key recommendations still haven’t been implemented

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2 w. ago We have been stripped of our voices, say grooming gang survivors as they demand two things over ‘shambolic’ inquiry

FOUR grooming gang survivors say the “shambolic” government inquiry into their abuse feels like the “final insult”. Ellie-Ann Reynolds, Fiona Goddard and another two survivors known as Elizabeth and Jessica all walked away from the inquiry in “disgust” this week — telling The Sun on Sunday they feel “stripped of their voices”. Today they are...

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2 w. ago Grooming gang victims who quit inquiry hit back at joint letter sent by Sir Keir Starmer

Fiona Goddard (pictured) and Elizabeth Harper were among the four women who left the national probe's victim and survivors liaison panel this week.

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2 w. ago Starmer stands by Jess Phillips as grooming gang survivor threatens to sue minister

Jess Phillips is coming under increasing pressure to resign as safeguarding minister with the grooming gang inquiry in crisis

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2 w. ago Grooming gang survivor threatens to sue minister in row over inquiry’s focus

Solicitors for Fiona Goddard wrote to minister Jess Phillips on Friday demanding an apology.

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2 w. ago Grooming gang survivors risk becoming pawns in a political game that is no place for vulnerable people | Gaby Hinsliff

The chaos surrounding the inquiry stands as a warning: this is what happens when collapsing trust in public institutions, combined with point scoring, leads to paralysisIn the early hours of the morning, the cars would pull up outside the Bradford children’s home where Fiona Goddard lived as a teenager.Staff were worried about the men coming to collect her – records show she was felt to be “at high level of risk from unknown males” – but the policy was not to go to the police unless a child’s behaviour became concerning or she was seen being actively “dragged into a car”.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Grooming gang inquiry ‘may not take place till next year’ amid infighting over Jess Phillips’ role

Four women who resigned from the victims liaison panel have called on Jess Phillips to resign - while five survivors on the panel have backed the safeguarding minister

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2 w. ago Grooming gang inquiry may not begin until 2026 as search for chair 'could take months'

The probe has been thrown into disarray after the withdrawal of two candidates for chair, as well as five survivors from the advisory panel

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2 w. ago PM personally intervenes to contact grooming gang victims as ex

The government said Jess Phillips has the ‘full backing of the prime minister and home secretary’ insisting she will stay in post

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2 w. ago FIFTH victim quits grooming gang inquiry panel as PM insists Jess Phillips WON'T be sacked over chaos

The woman, who goes under the pen name Gaia Cooper, complained she has been offered 'no support' and the process is being used as a 'political battering ram'.

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2 w. ago Grooming gang victims call for minister to resign from inquiry

Survivors accuse Jess Phillips of being ‘unfit’ to lead investigation

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2 w. ago Grooming gang victims call for Jess Phillips to resign as probe faces further turmoil

The government said Jess Phillips has the ‘full backing of the prime minister and home secretary’ insisting she will stay in post

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2 w. ago Victims who quit grooming gang inquiry panel ‘may return if Phillips resigns’

As well as Jess Phillips’s resignation, they call for ‘all survivors on the panel to be genuinely consulted on the appointment of a chair’.

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3 w. ago Grooming gang inquiry plunged into further chaos as frontrunner to chair probe pulls out

Jim Gamble, a former police officer, has taken his name out of the running amid claims of a ‘highly charged and toxic environment’

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3 w. ago UK grooming gangs inquiry suffers fresh setback as another potential chair pulls out

Jim Gamble, a former police chief and frontrunner for the role, withdraws amid growing discontent among survivorsUK politics live – latest updatesA frontrunner to chair the national grooming gangs inquiry has withdrawn amid growing discontent from survivors over the government’s handling of the process.Jim Gamble, a former head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, is the second candidate to step down over the last two days, government sources have confirmed. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Grooming gang inquiry plunged into fresh chaos as frontrunner to chair probe pulls out

The person thought to be the last remaining candidate to chair the grooming gang inquiry has withdrawn from contention, plunging the probe into fresh chaos.

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