Labour ‘wanted to COVER UP rape gang scandals’ – now I’m exposing those who ‘swept it under carpet’, says Rochdale MP

THE ex-Labour MP for Rochdale has claimed the party “wanted to cover up rape gang scandals” – and exposed those who “swept it under the carpet”.

Simon Danczuk was in the post when the news of a child sex abuse ring in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, first broke in 2012.

ReutersSimon Danczuk has accused the Labour Party of covering up the Rochdale grooming scandal[/caption] PA:Press AssociationEight of the men sentenced for their part in Rochdale child sex ring[/caption] PAKeir...