Should Jess Phillips resign? That’s the demand made by four survivors of the ‘grooming gangs’ in a public letter to the Home Secretary. The letter came after days of chaos which have left the inquiry in disarray.

The collapse began on Monday morning when Fiona Goddard, a survivor from Bradford, quit the inquiry . Fiona was groomed and repeatedly raped by more than 50 men during the late 2000s. In 2019, nine men were found guilty of offences including her rape and child prostitution. In her resignation letter she described a ‘toxic, fearful environment’, ‘condescending and controlling language used towards survivors’ and her ‘serious concerns’ about members of the inquiry’s links to the government. Survivors have also indicated that they have lost confidence of the ‘victim liaison lead

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