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Grooming gang jailed for systematic and repeated rape of teenager

A gang of sexual predators have been handed lengthy jail sentences for the grooming and systematic rape of a teenage girl who was “robbed of her childhood”. The woman – who was raped by multiple men in the Keighley area of West Yorkshire over a ...

18 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Sunak promises crackdown on grooming gangs with new police taskforce

The Prime Minister has pledged that “political correctness” will not get in the way of a crackdown on grooming gangs, as ministers promised tougher sentences and new support for local forces to protect children from abuse. Rishi Sunak will ...

02 Apr 2023 at 22:30

Braverman defends highlighting ethnicity of grooming gang abusers

Suella Braverman has defended her use of “unfashionable facts” by highlighting the British-Pakistani background of grooming gang members. She said it is not racist to speak “plain truths” but stressed that most British-Pakistani men are ...

20 Apr 2023 at 08:55

Whistleblower says Starmer ‘guilty as anyone’ over grooming gang failures

A former detective who uncovered police failings in investigating grooming gangs has said Sir Keir Starmer is “perhaps as guilty as anyone” over the failure to bring about change. Whistleblower Maggie Oliver, who resigned from Greater ...

04 Jan 2025 at 00:04

Reform UK would launch grooming gangs inquiry if elected, chairman says

Reform UK would launch an independent inquiry into grooming gangs if elected into power, its chairman has said. It comes after Elon Musk attacked the UK Government over the issue, saying Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer failed to ...

04 Jan 2025 at 15:29

Cooper defends Phillips as ‘fearless’ advocate after Musk criticism

The Home Secretary has defended Jess Phillips as a “fearless and formidable” advocate for sexual abuse victims after Elon Musk criticised the safeguarding minister. The billionaire X owner suggested Ms Phillips “deserves to be ...

05 Jan 2025 at 04:39

Starmer expected to face questions about Musk’s grooming gang criticism

The Prime Minister is expected to face questions on Monday about Elon Musk’s attacks on his Government over past grooming gang cases as campaigners call for Labour to set up a child protection authority. Sir Keir Starmer has ...

06 Jan 2025 at 00:36

Sir Keir Starmer hits back at Elon Musk and ‘poison of the far-right’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the online debate about child sexual exploitation was based on lies, with politicians “jumping on the bandwagon”. Responding to questions about a slew of social media posts from ...

06 Jan 2025 at 13:16

PM rows with Musk amid calls for national grooming inquiry

The Prime Minister remains embroiled in a row with billionaire Elon Musk over calls for a national investigation into child sexual abuse following his speech on Monday. Responding to questions about a slew of social ...

06 Jan 2025 at 18:19

Conservatives to seek support for new child grooming inquiry in symbolic vote

The Conservatives will seek to garner support for a new nationwide child grooming investigation with a symbolic vote in the Commons, amid an ongoing spat between ministers and billionaire Elon Musk. Sir Keir ...

07 Jan 2025 at 22:30

Tory push for grooming inquiry vote ‘a shocking tactic’, Starmer warns

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Conservative MPs not to back a Commons push for a new nationwide child grooming investigation, as it prioritises “the desire for retweets over any real interest in the ...

08 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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 over protecting children by pushing for a vote on a new nationwide child grooming ...

08 Jan 2025 at 12:03

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