Lynne Featherstone, Hornsey & Wood Green MP, commenting on the revelations in last night’s BBC Panorama that Haringey Council knew of the existence of the boyfriend of Baby Peter’s mother, in spite of public statement to the contrary, said:

“This appears to be clear evidence of deceit by Haringey Council.What confidence can local residents have in the process to rebuild the Haringey Children’s Service if they have tried simply to cover up their mistakes? Now more than ever we need a public inquiry to get to the bottom of what went so tragically wrong.”