The scandal of historic child abuse will "corrode everything" over the course of the new Parliament, a Labour MP has warned.
John Mann (Bassetlaw) said it would be one of the defining issues of the next five years.
Speaking in the Queen's Speech debate, he told the Commons: "Why was Cyril Smith allowed to get away with prolific child abuse for so many years?
"My constituency is no worse, no different to anywhere else in the country. This is nationwide, it's every aspect of society.
"I'm expecting other people with other names coming forward from other parts of the country in the near future, others have already done so.
"The scandal of historic child abuse in this country is going to be one of the defining issues of the next five years.
"It is going to corrode everything over this Parliament because it is so large, it is so huge, it involves so many people." (more...)
@Esther9982 AMAZING SPEECH by @JohnMannMP in the House of Commons. Talking about your courage https://t.co/dzekQHTh56
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