Jess Phillips Claims She ‘Never Turned a Blind Eye’ Despite Rejecting Government Rape Gangs Inquiry – Guido Fawkes

WATCH: Jess Phillips Claims She ‘Never Turned a Blind Eye’ Despite Rejecting Government Rape Gangs Inquiry

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips appeared on Newsnight last night to discuss the Casey report to deny ever turning a “blind eye” to the rape gangs. She said those who wanted to speak out were “being told to keep it it quiet by people from within the Labour party and Maggie Oliver, herself a whistleblower, says Labour and the Tories have both turned a blind eye… not me – I have never turned a blind eye I never would shy away from calling a problem what it is.” Not my fault…

When Badenoch called for a national inquiry in the new year it was over the recent decision of Phillips herself to block central government intervention in Oldham. She wrote to the council:

“I believe it is for Oldham Council alone to decide to commission an inquiry into child sexual exploitation locally, rather than for the Government to intervene… I wish you every success in your pursuit of restoring public confidence in the services that Oldham Council is providing to safeguard and protect children.”

Phillips and Yvette Cooper also said their diaries were too busy to meet with the leaders of Oldham Council. This attempt to rewrite history won’t work…