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The shadow equalities minister was ousted from her role after writing: “Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls. There. I said it.” Maggie Oliver, a former detective constable who worked on the Rochdale Asian grooming case, said the resignation acted as a “warning shot” to anyone prepared to put their career on the line by admitting the issue despite cultural and racial sensitivities. She said: “Generations of children have been sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.

Champion did not say anything that was inaccurate. Haras Rafiq

“Unfortunately, we are shying away from the facts of this problem. Sarah Champion’s remarks are not racist. People have tiptoed around this for the past 15 years. “Not all Pakistani men are abusive but this kind of sexual crime and on-street grooming, is predominantly carried out by Pakistani men on mainly vulnerable white children. “This is a warning shot to anyone else who dares speak the truth, that they may lose their jobs. It merely serves to shut down all debate.

GETTY Jeremy Corbyn has sacked Sarah Champion after she commented on Pakistani grooming gangs

“To this day I’m not aware of a single police officer speaking out about these grooming gangs. I had to resign in order to do it and that was not an easy decision to make. “Remember that Home Secretary Amber Rudd has only just come out and said we mustn’t hide behind political correctness. Is this not exactly what’s happening here?” The Labour party including leader Corbyn, has come under fire for forcing Rotherham MP Ms Champion out following her comments. Former Labour parliamentary candidate Amina Lone accused her party of being in a “moral vacuum”.

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GETTY Ms Champion was the shadow equalities minister

The Labour councillor criticised the party’s MPs for failing to support Ms Champion, saying: “Their silence speaks volumes.” Claiming the MP had been made a “scapegoat”, the equalities campaigner said: “Should people in the Labour Party come out in support of Sarah? Of course they should have. “I’ve had plenty of private messages from MPs but no one wants to go on the record because they’re terrified of being called racist and anti-Muslim. “We have a moral vacuum across the board on this issue. This will result in fewer victims coming forward and reporting abuse. “These girls have already been let down by authority figures in the police and social services. Now the only MP to have spoken out on their behalf has been forced to resign. What sort of message does that send out?” Another equalities campaigner, who refused to be named, added: “Where are all the moderate Labour MPs, the anti-Corbynistas, who have allowed Sarah Champion to be hung out to dry?”

PA MPs are afraid to support Champion for fear they’ll be punished by the Labour party

GETTY South Yorkshire constituency has been plagued by an Asian grooming gang targeting young white girls

Like Rochdale, Ms Champion’s South Yorkshire constituency has been plagued by an Asian grooming gang targeting predominantly young white girls. Ms Oliver called on imams or respected elders in the Muslim community to address the problem and speak out. She said: “What I would really like to see is senior members of the community from which the majority of the abusers come speaking publicly and saying this is not acceptable and is nothing to do with what the religion of Islam teaches. “To the best of my knowledge, in the case of Rochdale none of the offenders were charged with a racially aggravated offence when the victims told me they were selected because they were white. “Victims have been charged with racially aggravated public order offences, though, for calling their abusers names.

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