A minister has said the government has full confidence in Jess Phillips after four abuse survivors called for her resignation as a condition for their participation in the national grooming gangs inquiry. The crisis engulfing the inquiry deepened on Wednesday as the four survivors accused Phillips of betrayal and said she was unfit to oversee a process that requires survivors to trust the government. But a government minister insisted on Thursday that Phillips would stay in post as safeguarding minister,
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Jess Phillips addressed the issue of Labour MPs who were penalized for opposing welfare reforms. She stated their punishment was self-inflicted due to lack of party discipline.
