Labour MP Simon Danczuk has spoken of personal cost of battle to expose child sex abuse

Labour MP Simon Danczuk has spoken of the personal cost of his battle to expose child sex abuse, saying it left him depressed and helped wreck his marriage. The backbencher said he was receiving psychiatric treatment and would be stepping back from his campaigning. The member for Rochdale, whose bitter split from wife Karen has been played out in the media, previously investigated allegations against ex-MP Cyril Smith and pushed for action over other historical abuse claims. But he told BBC Radio 4's The World At One that his experience over the last year had left him with suicidal thoughts and drinking too much. "I would say I have been suffering...