10 things you might have missed this week from Farage snub to Tory sex abuse inquiry shame
10 things you might have missed this week from Farage snub to Tory sex abuse inquiry shame
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In a week that has seen the harrowing Southport murder case in court and Donald Trump's return to the White House, there's been a lot for Parliament to discuss. The case of evil killer Axel Rudakubana has put sentencing rules back in the spotlight after he was ordered to spend at least 52 years behind bars. And there are questions about the Special Relationship with the US after Trump's inauguration on Monday, which was followed by waves of draconian new laws and divisive words.
There has been no shortage of important issues on the domestic front either. There's been bombshell evidence from the head of a seven-year inquiry into child sex abuse and fury from WASPI campaigners. This week has also seen announcements on rail tickets, while a massive post-general election bill came to light.
Here the Mirror Politics team looks at some of the big stories from the past week that you might have missed. The head of a landmark public inquiry into child sex abuse has said Tory failure to act was "awful" and left victims "angry". Professor Alexis Jay, who headed the harrowing Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), said her findings in 2022 were treated as "inconsequential" by the previous Government. She told MPs that she had written to No10 and the Home Office the following year voicing her alarm, but did not even get a response.
When she went to the press saying victims were being failed, she was given an angry dressing down by a Tory advisor, Prof Jay told MPs. She said she was shocked by the "complete silence" she was met with after laying out 20 recommendations to prevent children being sexually abused.
