Grooming gangs whistleblower tells Nigel Farage campaign 'isn't going anywhere' following High Court victory

Today, the High Court gave the green light to a judicial review into whether the Government failed to implement a number of recommendations drawn up by a seven-year-long inquiry into child sexual abuse.

The case was brought before the top court by Ms Oliver's foundation – the Maggie Oliver Foundation – which has long campaigned for justice and truth for grooming gangs victims.

The charity argued the Government had "acted unreasonably and/or in breach of a legitimate expectation" to implement the recommendations from the inquiry.

Mr Justice Kimblin subsequently ruled there should be a judicial review into the matter.

Speaking about the ruling, the campaigner told GB News: "It will take as long as it takes. We are going nowhere and I don't care who says what.

"We will do what is right to the very best of our ability. That's all we can do."

She added: "Really the big thing in the judicial review is honesty and transparency and upholding the law. And I resigned from the police because I saw cover ups and I saw corruption.

"So I think this is very much a moment for the underdog, for truth.

"It's about right and what's wrong and what's good and what's bad.

"And why on earth would a Government, any Government, not ban, for instance, pain-inflicting practices on children and using techniques that are used in the police to control violent criminals?"

She added: "If I hit my daughter, the state would intervene. If somebody's looking after a child in care did the same thing, there is nowhere for that child to go.

"So they are some of the principles that we were arguing about in this judicial review. Grooming, gang rape. Gang victims are included in this, but there are far more victims than just those.

"So this is the overall protection of children in every place."

The inquiry in question investigated how public and private bodies had failed to protect children from the horrific attacks and cost £200million across seven years.

After the findings were published in 2022, the Home Secretary at the time, Suella Braverman, agreed the Government must act on the majority of recommendations.

Last year, Yvette Cooper admitted "far too little progress" had been made to action the recommendations.

Meanwhile, Ms Oliver hailed today's decision from the High Court, saying: "Any Government that would even want to shy away from honouring these obligations should question why they are in Government, because our first duty as a civilised country is to protect children and safeguard them from abuse."

She added she "hoped the Government is listening".

In its final draft, the inquiry drew up a list of 20 recommendations in October 2022 and later again in May 2023.

Ms Oliver used to work for Greater Manchester Police before she resigned from the force following its handling of the Rochdale child sex abuse ring back in 2013.

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