Children’s minister, Josh MacAlister, insists Phillips will remain safeguarding minister as four abuse survivors call for her resignation
A minister has said the government has “full confidence” in Jess Phillips after four abuse survivors called for her resignation as a condition for their participation in the national grooming gangs inquiry.
The crisis engulfing the inquiry deepened on Wednesday as the four survivors accused Phillips of “betrayal” and said she was “unfit to oversee a process that requires survivors to trust the government”.
But a government minister insisted on Thursday that Phillips would “stay in post” as safeguarding minister, saying she was “a lifelong advocate and champion for young girls who’ve been abused”.
Josh MacAlister, the children’s minister, said Phillips had the “full backing of the prime minister and the home secretary”.
