Grooming gang victim quits inquiry panel over ‘condescending language towards survivors’

Fiona Goddard, who was abused by a gang in Bradford as a child, resigned citing concerns over political interference and treatment of survivorsKeir Starmer’s national grooming gang inquiry has suffered a blow after a prominent survivor resigned from its overseeing panel saying she disagreed with a shortlist of two possible chairs.Fiona Goddard, who was abused by an organised street gang in Bradford while living in a children’s home, stepped down on Monday from the victims survivor liaison panel, voicing concern over political interference and the “condescending and controlling language used towards survivors” during the process. Continue reading...

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