Grooming gang survivors make plea to ‘put politics aside’ ahead of new inquiry

<p>Exclusive: Telford survivors say people are ‘exploiting the exploited’ and push for women to shape investigation</p><p>The political “tug-of-war with vulnerable women” abused by grooming gangs must stop ahead of a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/16/grooming-gangs-report-national-inquiry-victims-law-changes">new national inquiry into the crimes</a>, survivors have told the Guardian.</p><p>Holly Archer and Scarlett Jones, two survivors who played a key role in a “gold-standard” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/10/telford-model-more-effective-child-abuse-inquiries-former-chair">local inquiry into the crime in Telford</a>, have urged politicians and those without experience of abuse to allow women to shape the investigation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/19/telford-grooming-gangs-survivors-interview-inquiry">Continue reading...</a>