We desperately need the national inquiry into child grooming gangs to get underway – both for the sake of the many victims and to hold both institutions and individuals to account.

After months of backsliding then hopeless dithering by this government we are close to getting an inquiry chair appointed. Two candidates are in the frame, one of them is Jim Gamble. Since his name has been announced, he has been the subject of completely unwarranted attempts to blacken his reputation by casting him as an unsuitable establishment stooge. I would argue he’s exactly the sort of person we need to rip the covers off this child protection scandal.

Since his name has been announced, Gamble has been the subject of completely unwarranted attempts to blacken his reputation by casting him as an unsuitab

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