Grooming gang survivor threatens to sue minister in row over inquiry’s focus

Grooming gangs Minister Jess Phillips branded 'complete disgrace'

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss slams Home Office Minister Jess Phillips after grooming gangs inquiry descends into chaos

UK Government’s Grooming Gangs Inquiry Faces Crisis: Resignations, Cover-Up Claims, and Calls for Accountability

Inquiry Stalls Amid Growing Tensions The UK’s first statutory inquiry into grooming gangs (Muslim rape gangs that have blighted Britain for decades), launched by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in June 2025, is facing significant challenges just months after its announcement.

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

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.

Fiona Goddard (rape gang survivor): “Why I resigned from the national grooming gang inquiry.”

Interesting (Spectator, £). An extract: “The government consulted survivors not so they could act in our best interests, but to deflect criticism.” —————————- If you’d like email notifications of our new blog pieces, please enter your email address in the box near the top of the right-hand column and click ‘Subscribe’. We shall shortly be posting this piece on our X channel. Our YouTube channel is here.