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Grooming Gang Inquiry: MP Faces Resignation Calls Amid Chaos

10/26/2025

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Story summary
  • Jess Phillips, MP for Birmingham Yardley, faces resignation calls from four grooming-gang survivors amid a chaotic inquiry.
  • Survivors describe a toxic, fearful environment, eroding trust in Phillips.
  • Fiona Goddard, a survivor, resigns, citing controlling language and links between inquiry members and the government.
  • The Home Secretary Mahmood emphasizes examining these gangs and the crimes by Pakistani Mirpuri men against white and Sikh girls.