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The UK’s grooming gangs inquiry appears to be in turmoil before it has even started, following the resignation of several women from its victim liaison panel. Their complaints related mainly to appointments to chair the inquiry and the potential for its focus to be widened.

The move acts on one of 12 recommendations made by Baroness Louise Casey in her review of grooming gangs published in June.

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The force said many of the cases did not fit the common understanding of grooming gang offending.

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Jess Phillips is coming under increasing pressure to resign as safeguarding minister with the grooming gang inquiry in crisis

Stretching back to 2012, the government investigation into grooming gangs has a controversial history

Four victims previously quit the national inquiry’s victims liaison panel as they urged the minister to step down.

Four women who quit the inquiry’s victims liaison panel have said they would be prepared to return if Phillips resigns.

The government said Jess Phillips has the ‘full backing of the prime minister and home secretary’ insisting she will stay in post