Grooming inquiry survivors left divided over key obstacles

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PA Wire Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips is under pressure as a result of the national inquiry

The issue of grooming gangs in the UK has been a political hot potato for years, with particular sensitivities around ethnicity and race. Despite a number of local reviews and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - IICSA - it's widely accepted that no one has got to grips with the specific issue of grooming gangs. So when Baroness Louise Casey recommended a national inquiry she said she wanted it to be a different kind to past proceedings.

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