Julie 💛🍸☕🐾⚖️ 🇬🇧

😡 Maggie Oliver, the grooming gangs whistleblower, has furiously hit out at Andy Burnham for failing to act on the recommendations needed to protect children, including those from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and the independent reviews into child sexual exploitation he commissioned in Greater Manchester. She said on @GMB this morning she was “infuriated” by him recently when she saw him on TV saying “we will be relentless in making whatever improvements we can”. Having worked with Burnham on those Manchester reviews for years, she had a very strong message for him: “Don’t make those promises and don’t come to me to fulfil your obligations to children like Kelly. This is not just about grooming gangs. We are fighting for children like Kelly who are in care homes now! Regulate your staff, protect them properly and don’t count the pennies!” She also revealed she’s spoken to many people in positions of authority in the past, like Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and others, but Keir Starmer never once picked up the phone. Not surprising, but disgraceful. It tells you everything about him. The reality is they’re merely paying her lip service. Nothing has been done, and she’s still on TV pleading with them to do something. That’s why she and the Maggie Oliver Foundation are taking legal action against the Home Office for failing survivors and ignoring crucial recommendations from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Let’s see if Burnham acts. Maggie has a good relationship with him and has known him for a long time. Now he’s in a position to actually get things done, let’s see if he backs up his promises.