Rotherham MP: 'Justice hasn’t been handed out fairly'

 Rotherham MP: 'Justice hasn’t been handed out fairly'

The Labour MP for Rotherham Sarah Champion tells the BBC's Today programme there is a real sense that "justice hasn’t been handed out fairly” and there are "still victims and survivors that haven’t seen justice".

She says she was initially reluctant about another "grooming gangs" inquiry but supported it after realising there was "overwhelming public concern".

Champion adds that not the front-line staff, but "further up the management chain there were people who were actively blocking reports".

She says there are people who should be "held to a professional standard for their negligence in protecting these children”.

Those who would have faced the most criticism have left or retired, she says.

The biggest failing was that "no-one has joined the dots up" when it came to grooming gangs of a Pakistani heritage.

"Are there any links between those different groups and gangs? Personally, I think it's highly likely that there will be," she adds.