Jess Phillips says ‘action needed’ to combat grooming gangs
Jess Phillips has said MPs can jump on the bandwagon of combating grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation – but “it is action that is needed”. In an off-the-cuff speech, the safeguarding minister argued there was a lack of “actual fundamental change on the ground” when the Conservatives were in power and said accepting recommendations does not change people’s lives.
How the grooming gangs scandal was covered up
Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips’ decision to block a public inquiry into the Oldham grooming gangs seems, from the outside, to be almost inexplicable. Children were raped and abused by gangs of men while the authorities failed to protect them.
Grooming gangs are 'in every single part of our country', Jess Phillips says
Ms Phillips said: "There are grooming gangs in every single part of our country. "I can't stress this enough. There
Jess Phillips turns on Keir Starmer by refusing to rule out inquiry on grooming gangs
The safeguarding minister appears to have shifted her position on an inquiry since ruling one out less than a week ago.
Jess Phillips speaks out as she says Musk ‘knows absolutely nothing’ about grooming gangs
The Home Office minister acknowledged there were now protections in place for her safety since the Tesla owner began posting on social media about her
Jess Phillips does not rule out new national inquiry into grooming gangs
Jess Phillips has said "nothing is off the table" when dealing with the grooming gangs scandal - including a new national inquiry if victims want one. The safeguarding minister told Sky's political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast that she would listen to victims on a new panel that was announced by the government this week.
Defiant Jess Phillips says Elon Musk is 'rich man' who 'knows absolutely nothing' about grooming gangs
Responding for the first time to the erratic tech billionaire, Ms Phillips said Mr Musk "knows absolutely nothing about the subject he's talking about" and she wouldn't make her decisions based on a "
Ministers defend Jess Phillips after Musk's grooming gangs criticism
Yvette Cooper said Phillips had ‘campaigned tirelessly’ on behalf of those that had been failed by institutions. | ITV National News
Musk's grooming gangs attack on Phillips 'disgraceful smear', says Streeting
Elon Musk's attack on Jess Phillips over her response to grooming gangs in the UK is a "disgraceful smear", Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.
How Elon Musk's Intense Interest In A UK Grooming Gang Scandal Is Being Driven By Disruptive Right-Wing Network GB News
Elon Musk has been tweeting incessantly for days about a grooming gang scandal that is setting the political weather in Britain, but the origins of how it came onto the radar of the world's richest man can be traced back a decade.
Jess Phillips faced ‘deluge of hate’ after Elon Musk grooming gangs comments
Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips says she faced a “deluge of hate” after tech billionaire Elon Musk used his X social media platform to accuse her of being a “rape genocide apologist”. Mr Musk’s comments,
Jess Phillips has ‘security bolstered and told not to go out alone’ after Elon Musk attacks
Jess Phillips has reportedly had her security bolstered after Elon Musk launched into a furious social media tirade against ...
Musk's grooming gangs attack on Jess Phillips a 'disgraceful smear' says Streeting
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, who's appearing on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg in the next hour, told the BBC earlier ...