Four women who resigned from the victims liaison panel have called on Jess Phillips to resign - while five survivors on the panel have backed the safeguarding minister

Survivor Fiona Goddard said there was a ‘high risk of people feeling silenced all over again’

Survivors of grooming gangs said a previous inquiry did not go far enough but there are tensions over new one

Woman who quit panel says she was asked about ‘broader approach’, despite Shabana Mahmood’s insistence focus will not change

It comes as four survivors quit the probe citing concerns

Jim Gamble, a former police officer, has taken his name out of the running, it is understood

The government said Jess Phillips has the ‘full backing of the prime minister and home secretary’ insisting she will stay in post

Children’s minister, Josh MacAlister, insists Phillips will remain safeguarding minister as four abuse survivors call for her resignation

Four women who resigned from the victims liaison panel have called on Jess Phillips to resign - while five survivors on the panel have backed the safeguarding minister