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Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over a national inquiry into grooming gangs
The row between Kemi Badenoch, Keir Starmer, Elon Musk, and others, centres around a series of high-profile cases where groups of men - mainly of Pakistani descent - were convicted of sexually abusing and raping predominantly young white girls around the UK.
Everything you need to know as MPs vote on new grooming gangs inquiry - and why it will fail
The Tories are pushing for a new grooming inquiry in an amendment to Labour’s child safety Bill - but even if it passes, it’s unlikely a inquiry will be launched
Grooming gangs: ‘A full-scale inquiry must happen – to see how far the rot sets’
Jess Phillips’s decision to reject Oldham council’s call for a Government-led inquiry has sparked international outrage...
Why Musk Waded Into UK Child Grooming Gangs Scandal
Britain’s government has been pushed onto the defensive by comments from Elon Musk accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of complicity in a decades-old scandal over child sexual exploitation gangs.Listen to the Bloomberg UK Politics podcast on Apple,
Keir Starmer torpedoes Elon Musk over ‘lies’ about grooming gangs
Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk and right-wing populists of spreading lies about child abuse grooming gangs and warned “they have crossed a line”.
Starmer attacks those 'spreading lies' on grooming gangs
The prime minister says those who spread misinformation about child sexual exploitation are "not interested in victims".
Badenoch and PM clash at PMQs over grooming gangs, as Tories try to force vote on national inquiry
The Conservative leader said "no-one has joined the dots" on grooming gangs scandals across the UK, while the PM urged Tory MPs to abandon their amendment. | ITV National News
UK Tories Vie For Musk’s Attention With Grooming Inquiry Vote
The UK’s opposition Conservative Party will seek a vote in parliament on Wednesday calling for a national inquiry into so-called child grooming gangs, in an effort to pose a political problem for Keir Starmer’s Labour government while winning the attention of billionaire Elon Musk.
Starmer hits out at Tories over Badenoch's call for new grooming gang inquiry
Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Conservatives of prioritising winning support on Elon Musk's social media site above protecting children by pushing for a vote on a new nationwide child grooming investigation.
Tories call for review into grooming gangs amid Musk remarks
Tories call for review into grooming gangs amid Musk remarks
Conservative push for grooming inquiry vote ‘a shocking tactic’, Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer has urged Conservative MPs not to back a push for a new child grooming inquiry as it prioritises “retweets over the safeguarding of children”.
Child sex abuse and grooming gangs: What we know, and what we don't, from the data
The first thing we know for sure is that we don't know everything. The data on these sorts of crimes has been getting better ...
Tory push for grooming gangs vote that would halt child safety bill 'sickening', says Education Secretary
Bridget Phillipson said her Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will protect children from vanishing in the education ...
David Lammy claimed condemning ethnicity of grooming gangs ‘panders to far-Right’
Foreign Secretary made remarks after Sajid Javid, the then home secretary, welcomed the sentencing of 20 men mainly of ...
PMQs live: Furious row erupts over grooming gangs vote as Labour slam ‘sickening’ Tory move after Musk claims
Furious row erupts over grooming gangs vote as Labour slam ‘sickening’ Tory move after Musk claims - Tories told to ‘put up ...
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over grooming gangs scandal in first Prime Minister's Questions of 2025
Victims want action today, the Prime Minister said, as the Tory leader repeated demands for a national inquiry into rape ...
Bridget Phillipson accuses Tories of being 'bandwagon jumpers who don't care about children' over grooming gangs inquiry calls
An amendment to the Children's Wellbeing Bill has been tabled by the Conservatives to include a national inquiry into ...
‘Grooming gangs are being cynically weaponised to divide us’
The renewed focus on grooming gangs such as the one in Rochdale has been alarmingly weaponised to conflate these crimes with ...
UK's Starmer defends record over child sex gangs after Musk criticism
Keir Starmer defended his work as Britain's top prosecutor on Monday, refusing to mention U.S. billionaire Elon Musk by name ...