The MP of the Greater Manchester town rocked by a child abuse scandal says he wants 'some action, not just more words' after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched a new grooming gangs taskforce to root out and jail paedophiles preying on vulnerable youngsters.
Labour's Tony Lloyd, whose Rochdale constituency was at the centre of one of a number of high-profile cases, said he had told Government 'for years to take this seriously' and 'deal properly with anyone involved in grooming young people'.
He spoke out as detective turned whistle-blower and child sexual exploitation campaigner Maggie Oliver, who resigned from Greater Manchester Police after claiming the Rochdale victims had been failed by the force, said she was concerned 'this is rhetoric that I've heard before'.
She said she also has fears the police and the criminal justice system are 'already at breaking point' and said there was a 'long, long, long way to go' to bring about the changes needed to 'stamp out this horrific crime'.
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