UNITED KINGDOM
The Guardian
Sandra Laville
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Samantha Morton, the actor who has spoken of being abused, has sent a message of support to hundreds of abuse survivors meeting on Wednesday.
Morton said: “We will not forget, we will not be forgotten. The abuse we suffered is happening right now to a child desperately in need of rescuing.
“We come together to stop abuse so the perpetrators of this horrific crime can be brought to justice. I keep peace in my heart which I will share with you all.”
Hundreds of survivors of child abuse crowded into a Commons committee room to debate how the government’s child abuse inquiry should be conducted.
John Mann, MP for Bassetlaw, called on survivors of child abuse to speak with one voice as they demand changes to an inquiry set up by Theresa May, or risk the collapse of the whole process.
The home secretary has said three options are being considered for a new statutory inquiry, only one of which involves maintaining the original panel. Mann, a Labour MP, said that unless there was unity, there was a risk that the inquiry would not take place.
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