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Andy Burnham had the power to stop the grooming gangs, but chose not to. He spent his career minimising them, calling it “propaganda” and saying campaigners were “creating hate”. He served in the Home Office under David Blunkett at a time when reports of widespread abuse poured in. In 2003, survivor “Amy,” forced into sex acts with multiple men at just 13 years old, reported her ordeal to South Yorkshire Police. The blood and DNA evidence she provided inexplicably disappeared. Her family wrote directly to the Home Office. Nothing was done.  Just months after Burnham took up his role as a Home Office minister, Greater Manchester Police closed down Operation Augusta. This was set up after the horrific death of 15-year-old Victoria Agoglia, injected with heroin by a 50-year-old man. Instead of pursuing justice for Victoria, the police blamed her “propensity to provide sexual favours.” The perpetrator received a pathetic three-and-a-half-year sentence and was never charged with causing her death. When the full horror in Greater Manchester finally emerged, Burnham as Mayor resisted calls for a proper national inquiry for years. He only launched a limited local review after a TV documentary forced his hand. Even that process was crippled. The two men leading the review resigned after being blocked from accessing critical information. The report itself revealed that authorities feared inflaming community tensions more than protecting children from repeated rape. Maggie Oliver, the brave whistleblower said "when it comes to leadership and courage and gripping what is going on now, unfortunately, he turned away", As a result "we missed a huge opportunity to bring changes that are needed". Survivors have heckled and booed him at public meetings. His reply? He stands by his record and accuses his critics of “creating hate”. Not a single council worker or police officer in Greater Manchester has faced criminal proceedings for their role in this betrayal. Now this shameless man seeks to use the very communities he betrayed to catapult him to higher office. He is a disgrace and if he had any shame would apologise and bow out of this race.