Sir Keir Starmer was scrambling to rescue his grooming gangs inquiry as the only remaining candidate to chair it quit after several survivors lost confidence in the probe.

The Prime Minister was also expected to personally reach out to the four survivors who quit the victims’ panel and on Wednesday. He has also drafted in Baroness Louise Casey to support the establishment of the inquiry , amid calls for Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips to resign over her handling of it.

Ex police-chief Jim Gamble, withdrew from being considered as chair, suggesting “vested interests” were “using and abusing” their position with survivors, which left them “disrespected and misinformed”. New Feature

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