UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
Shambolic government inquiry into child sex abuse looks like a ‘deliberate’ cover up, says Labour MP
By TOM MCTAGUE, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE
Theresa May’s shambolic handling of the government’s historic child abuse inquiry looks like a ‘deliberate’ attempt to stop victims getting to the truth, a Labour MP has claimed.
Simon Danczuk said survivors of abuse could be forced to take ‘direct action’ if the Home Secretary fails to get a grip.
The remarks, which sparked a furious backlash, come after Mrs May revealed that an independent panel set up to support the planned public inquiry could be disbanded.
Some victims’ groups welcomed the move despite warnings it could delay the inquiry for ‘yet more weeks and probably months’.
Mr Danczuk said victims would be dismayed at the lack of progress in the probe, and could not help worrying that the litany of mistakes was party of a wider cover up.
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