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GB News presenter Martin Daubney fought back tears as he announced that a Labor minister had rejected requests to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham.

In 2013, it was revealed that girls as young as 11 were being groomed and raped in several towns in England, including Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham and Telford.

The inquiry, led by Professor Alexis Jay, examined abuse by organized groups and revealed the scale of exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.

The report found that around 1,400 girls were abused and uncovered how police and social services failed to intervene.

Jess Phillips, Safeguarding Minister and Labor MP for Birmingham Yardley, has now rejected calls for the Home Office to lead a public inquiry into the national scandal.

Daubney, who was deputy leader of the Reclamation Party from 2021 to August 2022, struggled to read Ms Phillips’ statement which said: “It is solely for Oldham Council to decide to commission an inquiry into child sexual exploitation at a local level, rather than the government intervening.

After concluding, the visibly shaken presenter declared: “I’m sorry for my outburst. I’m just a human being.”

The former politician was inundated with support from viewers, with one saying: “There’s no need to apologize Martin. Your reaction is perfectly normal, a natural response from anyone who is decent and of course as a parent.”

A second agreed: “There’s no need to apologize. It just shows the feelings about this particular topic and how it affects everyone. It can never be easy to get a message out to the masses and not be affected by what you’re reading at the time.” . “.

Another added: “Well done Martin. Showing your emotions live on TV is brilliant. What a man!”

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said “an investigation into the grooming scandal is long overdue.”

The politician said 2025 “must be the year victims get justice” after the Safeguarding Minister rejected Oldham council’s calls for a public inquiry.

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“Trials have been held across the country in recent years, but no authority has added up the points. 2025 must be the year victims begin to get justice.”