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Women Challenge Farage's Comments on Grooming Gang Victims

10/30/2025

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Five women demand an apology from Nigel Farage after he claimed they were not victims of grooming gangs, calling his comments degrading.
They say the child exploitation inquiry, begun in June, is being diluted and may miss other forms of abuse beyond street grooming.
Farage suggested the women were victims of different abuses, prompting them to defend their experiences and warning that the inquiry's scope may be predetermined.

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Story summary

Five women demand an apology from Nigel Farage after he claimed they were not victims of grooming gangs, calling his comments degrading.
They say the child exploitation inquiry, begun in June, is being diluted and may miss other forms of abuse beyond street grooming.
Farage suggested the women were victims of different abuses, prompting them to defend their experiences and warning that the inquiry's scope may be predetermined.