Home secretary announces a number of local grooming gang inquiries and a ‘rapid national review’ to consider causes of crime
Labour bows to pressure to announce new grooming gang inquiries
Yvette Cooper has announced a “rapid national audit” into the scale and nature of grooming gangs across the country amid growing calls from MPs for a new inquiry.
The home secretary also pledged five new local inquiries backed by government funding in a statement to the Commons on Thursday.
The “no holds barred” rapid review, which will report within three months, will be led by crossbench peer Louise Casey and will “look at the cultural and societal drivers for this type of offending”, Ms Cooper said.
The partial climb down comes after three Labour MPs from the North West and Manchester mayor Andy Burnham broke ranks to demand a rethink.
Last week the government, in particular Keir Starmer and safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, came under furious attack from right-wing figures, led by X/Twitter owner Elon Musk, after it decided not to hold a national inquiry into the scandal.
Labour bows to pressure to announce new grooming gang inquiries
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/grooming-gang-inquiries-labour-pressure-b2680828.html