All police officers and social workers responsible for serious shortcomings in the response to child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Oldham should be disciplined, the borough's MPs told the House of Commons.

It comes after a report revealed victims were left unprotected and perpetrators were left unapprehended due to structural issues in the system used by the council and GMP to tackle CSE, Operation Messenger.

The report stressed there is no evidence of a cover-up by these authorities, but Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, and Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham West and Royton, still believe there should be consequences for those responsible.

During a debate in the House of Commons last week, called by Mr McMahon, Ms Abrahams asked: "Is he as concerned as I am that there have been failings in our institutions – the council, GMP and certain individuals?

"And would he want, as I do, to be reassured that if there has been any negligence in their roles in protecting these children, then they should go through a disciplinary process?"

Mr McMahon replied: "It's clear the victims have been let down and when they went to the people who were there to protect them – police officers and social workers – they were left standing alone.

"Even with the passage of time, we need to make sure the perpetrators who carried out those disgraceful acts of abuse over a long period of time feel the full weight of the law.

"But, frankly, as leaders we put our trust and confidence in professionals in the police service and social workers to do the right thing and to always step up to make sure nobody falls through the gaps.

"If there is any evidence that any professional reviewing those cases did not take the action that we’d all demand and expect then that absolutely has to be reviewed and revisited, whether they’re in post or they've left post."

Mr McMahon went on to warn against the attempts to undermine the report by certain individuals, who claimed authors Malcolm Newsam and Gary Ridgway were themselves involved in a cover-up.

The MP used parliamentary privilege to accuse one individual, blogger Raja Miah, of a campaign of 'hate, racism and disinformation' with the aim of 'financial and political gain'.

Mr McMahon argued this campaign was motivated by Mr Miah's involvement in the failed Collective Spirit Free School, which collapsed around five years ago.

He said: "As chief executive of the Collective Spirit Free School, [Mr Miah] presided over a catalogue of serious safeguarding incidents, ranging from violence against pupils to child abuse in school. 

"Not only that, but – unbelievably – he responded to the catalogue of abuse at the Collective Spirit Free School and referred to it as all lies, dismissing the experience of the victims who were abused."

He added: "To preside over it is one thing, but to deny it – those are not the actions of somebody who puts victims first. 

"I am proud that as an MP, I stood up to give a voice to pupils, parents and staff, expose the corruption that took place and, eventually, see the closure of those schools that were a risk to our children. 

"That was what sparked the current campaign of targeted abuse, harassment and division in Oldham as he set out on a self-declared campaign of revenge. 

"It is no accident that his campaign began within a week of being named by the Department for Education’s investigation."