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Oldham abuse survivors criticise government over inquiry decision

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Three women who survived abuse in Oldham call on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to meet them and hear their stories.

Ministers rejected Oldham Council's request to conduct an inquiry, saying the council should lead it.

The government has resisted calls for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.

Oldham Council to hold independent inquiry into child sex abuse in 2021 .

Sarah says her son was going through the process of reporting the abuse to police.

Her son was told he had to pay for the items by doing what the British-Pakistani owner wanted.

"It totally destroyed him. He was a shadow of his former self," she says.

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78

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informal

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English

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41

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