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Rhiannon James

Badenoch calls for inquiry into ‘rape gang scandal’ as Oldham probe denied

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Wire)

Kemi Badenoch has called for a national inquiry into the UK’s “rape gangs scandal”, after a minister denied requests to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham.

The Conservative Party leader made the plea in a post on X and argued that a public inquiry into organised grooming gangs is “long overdue”.

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