Protesters heckled and booed Mayor Andy Burnham at the first public meeting held since the release of the damning Oldham Child Sexual Exploitation report. As the Mayor of Greater Manchester entered the council chamber on Monday evening (June 27), muffled comments and boos could be heard from the crowd of people sat in the public gallery.
A group of around 100 people were allowed into the main chamber at the Civic Centre, with many holding up paper signs reading 'Cover Up'. The meeting was held to give the public and councillors the chance to quiz officials about the findings of the report, which found vulnerable children had been failed.
As councillors took their seats, and Reverend Jean Hurlston opened the meeting by reading a prayer, she was also heckled and met with laughter and scoffs from the protesters. Many even turned their backs on the chamber during the speech.
