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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 Manchester ...

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 bring “rape ...

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 in prison” ...

05 Jan 2025 at 04:39

Former child abuse inquiry chairwoman urges Government to act over 2022 report

The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has warned against “politicising” the issue, as she urged the Government to act on the “full implementation” of reforms set out in her 2022 report. Professor Alexis Jay ...

06 Jan 2025 at 09:40

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 Tesla ...

06 Jan 2025 at 13:16

Starmer hits back at critics of his record on grooming gangs amid Musk row

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his record of prosecuting child grooming gangs and said those “spreading misinformation are not interested in the victims”, as he remains locked in a row with billionaire Elon Musk. The Tesla ...

07 Jan 2025 at 04:56

Alexis Jay: No need for new grooming gangs inquiry – ‘just get on’ with reforms

The head of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has said “the time has passed” for another lengthy examination of grooming gangs and that the row is “distracting from the issues”. Professor Alexis Jay said ...

07 Jan 2025 at 16:35

Musk ‘knows absolutely nothing’ about grooming gangs, Jess Phillips says

Elon Musk “knows absolutely nothing” about the subject of grooming gangs, Jess Phillips has said, after the billionaire attacked her on social media. The Home Office minister suggested her life had been turned upside ...

07 Jan 2025 at 19:01

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