UK Grooming Gang Chair Candidates Withdraw as More Survivors Resign From Panel

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Above: Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips in Canterbury, England, in September 2024. Image copyright: Gareth Fuller/WPA Pool/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-government narrative

The grooming gang inquiry remains fully committed to uncovering the truth with survivors at its heart. The scope will not be diluted and will examine ethnicity and religion of offenders, while Dame Louise Casey provides expert support. Real progress includes reopening 1,200 historical cases and introducing mandatory reporting that Conservatives shamefully voted against.

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Opposition narrative

Labour is sabotaging the grooming gang inquiry through deliberate obstruction and secrecy. Survivors are being silenced as officials push to downplay perpetrator ethnicity while expanding the scope to muddy the waters. This represents another cover-up attempt to water down what should be a focused investigation into this national scandal.

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