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Survivors of child sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester feel they are ‘back to square one’ after several women quit the panel of a national inquiry into historic grooming cases.

Three survivors claimed in their resignation letters to the Home Office there was a ‘toxic, fearful environment’ and that the review was ‘less about the truth and more about a cover-up’.

Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips denies claims of a cover-up and said the inquiry was “committed to exposing the failures” to tackle “these appalling crimes”. The national inquiry was first announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in June, with a number of CSE survivors invited to join a panel to help steer its direction.

But a number of those involved have criticised the government for its handling of

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