Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, outlined a plan to deliver justice for grooming-gang victims during a campaign event in Makerfield [1].

The proposal seeks to hold high-ranking officials accountable for systemic failures, signaling a push for transparency regarding how authorities handled sexual abuse cases.

Farage said the plan focuses on holding politicians, local police force commanders, and council leaders to account [2]. He accused successive governments and officials of failing to act against these gangs and demanded the release of files he said expose 40 years [3] of denial.

During the event in Greater Manchester, Farage specifically targeted the leadership of the region. He said Andy Burnham has failed to protect grooming gang victims [4].

"We must deliver justice for the victims of grooming gangs," Farage said [2].

The Reform UK leader argued that the failure to address the issue was not merely an administrative error but a prolonged avoidance of the problem. He said that the release of internal documents is necessary to reveal the extent of the institutional failures and to prevent future occurrences of such abuse [3].

Farage said the objective is to ensure that those in power who ignored warnings or suppressed evidence face consequences [2]. The campaign event in Makerfield served as the platform for these demands, positioning the issue as a central pillar of his party's approach to law and order and victim advocacy [1].

“"We must deliver justice for the victims of grooming gangs."”

This move by Reform UK leverages a highly sensitive social issue to challenge the competence of both national and regional governance. By demanding the release of decades-old files, Farage is attempting to shift the political narrative toward institutional failure and accountability, potentially putting pressure on the current administration to reopen investigations or release previously classified documents.