A survivor of the Oldham grooming gangs, using the pseudonym Amelia, alleged that one of her abusers smuggled her into the Houses of Parliament around 2001 or 2002 and introduced her to a high-profile politician for potential sexual services.

Amelia, who was a teenager at the time, said the abuser told her to pose as his niece, allowing them to enter without security checks. She described shaking hands with the unnamed politician before being taken to a nearby hotel, where she had sex with her abuser. She later realized the trip coincided with political events and believed it served to "approve" her availability for the politician's associates during Manchester party conferences.

The woman also accused Greater Manchester Police officers of abusing her. At age 16, she claimed a GMP officer showed her his identification badge before having sex with her in a Manchester hotel; he later picked her up from her mother's home for sex in his car. At 17, another uniformed officer allegedly took her to a police station interview room for sex after finding her intoxicated and injured.

Amelia stated her abusers trafficked her to hundreds of men of various races, providing drugs and alcohol while threatening her family to ensure compliance. She escaped in her late teens but has suffered lifelong mental health issues.

In 2022, a social worker referred her case to GMP and the Home Office's National Referral Mechanism, which confirmed her as a victim of modern slavery and trafficking. An internal GMP report, provided to her in January 2026, admitted procedural failings, including not recording her cover-up complaints, and apologized. However, it did not uphold allegations against the officers, citing an "acceptable service," and claimed she refused to identify abusers, a charge she denied, saying she named them and pointed out locations.

Amelia reported the Parliament incident to her MP, Jim McMahon, in 2023. Parliamentary security initially mishandled it by referring it to a team protecting MPs, prompting an apology; it was then directed to the police. She also shared her story with officials, including Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, and Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp.

Former GMP detective Maggie Oliver, a grooming gangs whistleblower, supported Amelia and criticized authorities for alleged cover-ups. GMP stated it is pursuing all leads, including against officers, and providing specialist support.

The allegations come amid the launch of the statutory Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs, chaired by Baroness Anne Longfield, with a £65 million budget. Set to examine abuse over 30 years, institutional failures, and factors like ethnicity and religion, it names Oldham as its first focus area. Formal terms were published last week, with hearings to begin after parliamentary approval on April 13.

Another Oldham survivor, Penny, recently told the BBC that hundreds of her abusers remain free despite some convictions for rape and trafficking. In February, MP Chris Philp tabled an Early Day Motion urging the inquiry to probe overseas trafficking linked to grooming gangs.

The Home Office called the claims "heinous" and highlighted new funding for a national police operation targeting grooming networks.