Conservative MP for Keighley and Ilkley, Robbie Moore, has posted a statement to X urging the government to order a full, independent rape gangs inquiry under the Inquiries Act.
Earlier this week Jess Phillips made a statement in the House of Commons watering down the five local inquiries - a statement she made just hours before the Easter recess.
Robbie Moore's statement:
STATEMENT | THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2025
RETIRED POLICE OFFICER CLAIMS HE WAS THREATENED WITH ARREST AMID BRADFORD ABUSE GANGS
"These revelations are utterly sickening.
They demand an immediate response from the very top of government.
No one, especially not a decorated former officer investigating the systematic rape and abuse of children, should ever be threatened with arrest for simply doing their job.
The Home Secretary must act now. She has the statutory powers to order a full, independent rape gangs inquiry under the Inquiries Act - and she must now use them. No more delay, no more excuses.
I urge the Home Office to see through the culture of denial from senior leaders and authorities in Keighley and Bradford who cannot be allowed to block the truth any longer.
We owe it to victims and survivors, past and present, to get to the bottom of what happened - and who tried to cover it up. The British public will not accept anything less."
ROBBIE MOORE MP
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR KEIGHLEY & ILKLEY
SOURCE: GB NEWS
