Emily Carver has launched a scathing attack on the Labour government, accusing them of a "betrayal of victims" over their approach to grooming gang investigations.
The row centres on claims that ministers are "watering down" previously promised local inquiries into grooming gangs.
Emily expressed her fury on GB News, where she claimed Labour had "snuck in" policy changes on "the last day of term".
The controversy erupted after Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips faced backlash in the Commons for not providing updates on local reviews.
Emily claimed Labour had 'snuck in' policy changes on 'the last day of term'
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Speaking on GB News, Emily Carver said: "Yesterday evening, Charlie Peters brought it to light on GB News that Labour had just snuck in, on the last day of term, a little change to their policy.
"Just three months after they said we're going to have these local inquiries instead of a national inquiry, they are just going to scrap those plans now.
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"They're just going to have a little flexi fund where local authorities can choose if they want to take part."
Co-host Tom Harwood chimed in: "Because we know that local authorities are ever so keen to investigate themselves and their own actions, and we can really rely on those local authorities to, check behind their own ears.
"There was an excoriating exchange in parliament yesterday between the Home Office team and the shadow minister, Katie Lamb, who highlighted the reticence of some of these councils to actually instigate these investigations."
Emily later responded: "It's crazy, isn't it? Because one of the biggest issues, one of the biggest charges against local authorities, is that they covered up.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy rejected claims that Labour is watering down its approach
PA"They didn't help hold people accountable, and now they're not going to be held accountable unless they choose to mark their own homework.
"It's total madness. I do see it as a betrayal of the thousands of victims."
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has firmly rejected suggestions that the government is watering down its approach.
"No, it's not the truth," she told Times Radio. She added: "The truth is that we are listening to victims and authorities around the country about the need to give them the right tools to tackle it, this very pernicious problem, in their own areas."
Nandy defended the government's position, saying ministers believe "decisions are best made by those with skin in the game in their own communities."
In January, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper had promised to set out a timetable for implementing recommendations from Professor Alexis Jay's inquiry.
This included a series of "victim-centred, locally led inquiries" in five areas.
