Rotherham abuse scandal: Labour joins calls for crime commissioner to resign

Labour chief whip telephones Shaun Wright advising him to quit as 15 victims announce plans to sue over abuse

Shaun Wright received a number of reports about widespread abuse but failed to act swiftly enough, according to the report. Photograph: South Yorkshire police/PA

Helen Pidd, Ami Sedghi and Josh Halliday

Wednesday 27 August 2014

Shaun Wright, the police and crime commissioner for South Yorkshire who was accused of turning a blind eye to the sexual exploitation ofchildren in Rotherham, is consulting his family over his future afterLabour called for his resignation.

Rotherham Abuse Scandal Labour Joins Calls for Crime Commissioner to Resign by Thavam