Child sex abuse victims have criticised Boris Johnson for claiming police funding was being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historical allegations.

The Tory MP said in an interview with LBC that "an awful lot of police time" was spent looking at "historic offences and all this malarkey".

One victim, Gary Cliffe, said the comments were "horrific".

Children's charity NSPCC said the former London mayor's remark was an "affront to victims".

Mr Cliffe, who was a victim of Barry Bennell when the serial paedophile youth coach ran junior clubs linked to Manchester City, added: "Mr Johnson needs educating on both child sex abuse and policing."

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