Dodged her responsibility - child sexual grooming gangs. Thursday, 9 January, 2025 Another week, another extraordinary failure of the government. This time, its child sexual grooming gangs. As an opposition backbencher Labour MP Jess Phillips was a strong advocate for justice for victims, for women’s right, and for perpetrators of appalling acts to be jailed for a very long time. Few will ever forget the grim news of prolific sexual grooming gangs in Rochdale and the subsequent... Articles
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View from Westminster 26th August 2016 26th August 2016 The Parliamentary summer recess creates an open period when there is no real news. With the absence of proper news (and thank goodness for the Olympics this... Westminster News
Wyre Forest’s excellent exam results buck national trend 25th August 2016 Today Wyre Forest pupils received their GCSE marks, with many schools seeing some of their best pass-rates on record. They follow in the footsteps of friends... Local News
View from Westminster 19th August 2016 19th August 2016 This month – August 2016 – is quite a special month for me. It marks the month that I have been a member of parliament longer than I spent as a candidate. I was... Westminster News
