I realized I wouldnt be able to do anything.
And I felt like that sense of hopelessness was very crushing, Peters tells Deadline.
Theres never been a bigger national scandal in my lifetime.
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Only one bit:GB News.
In February 2023, the Conservative-leaning news channel airedGrooming Gangs: Britains Shameand offered Peters a permanent job.
All the while, Peters reporting has been amplified by colleagues who embellish GB News output with outraged monologues.
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And it has worked coverage has resonated.
Musk would soon have cause to charge further into the issue.
Peters scribbled his scoop on X and the update exploded, generating more than 3M views.
Musk has posted about the scandal for nine days straight.
In the process, he has called for Phillips to be imprisoned for being a rape genocide apologist.
Peters says Musks entry into the debate has been both a blessing and a curse.
Peters believes Musk has earnestly held reasons for his interest in grooming gangs and is not simply stoking hatred.
Weve looked at grooming gangs in Merseyside, hes legitimate to care about that, Peters says.
The GB News journalist does not think, however, that Jess Phillips is a rape genocide apologist.
If thats [what he considers to be] a success, then its a success, Purvis adds.
