Bradford Grooming Gangs: Fiona Goddard’s Story of Abuse, Cover-Ups and Failure
About this episode
Fiona Goddard shares her harrowing experience as a survivor of grooming gang abuse in Bradford and discusses systemic failures in protecting vulnerable girls.
Fiona Goddard joins Liz Truss to tell her story as a survivor of grooming gang abuse in Bradford and to explain how police, social services, schools and local institutions failed vulnerable girls. In this powerful interview, Fiona describes being placed in care, being targeted as a child, the failures of safeguarding systems, the culture of victim-blaming, and why she believes Bradford must be central to any serious investigation into grooming gangs. They discuss: Fiona Goddard’s experience in Bradford grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation failures by police, social services and safeguarding bodies the role of political correctness and institutional fear why victims were ignored the national inquiry into grooming gangs what must change to protect children The UK government published the final terms of reference for the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs on 31 March 2026, and the inquiry began work on 13 April 2026. Subscribe for more interviews, political analysis and debate on the biggest issues facing Britain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
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