{"id":289125,"date":"2025-10-22T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-apologises-to-victims-over-grooming-gangs-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:04:51","slug":"minister-apologises-to-victims-over-grooming-gangs-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-apologises-to-victims-over-grooming-gangs-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister apologises to victims over grooming gangs inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EhgaQf89NdM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Minister apologises to victims over grooming gangs inquiry\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhgaQf89NdM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Cabinet minister has tried to reassure abuse victims that they will remain at the centre of the grooming gangs inquiry, after four abuse survivors quit their roles.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds&#8217; comments follow the resignation of four women, including Ellie Reynolds, from the inquiry\u2019s victims liaison panel, citing concerns about a \u201ctoxic environment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The women also expressed concerns over attempts to widen the scope of the inquiry beyond grooming gangs, and the candidates being considered to chair it, one of whom was reportedly a former police chief and the other a social worker.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cabinet minister has tried to reassure abuse victims that they will remain at the centre of the grooming gangs inquiry, after four abuse survivors quit their roles. 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