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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Does UK need another national inquiry into rape and sexual abuse gangs?

Keir Starmer in the House of Commons
Keir Starmer has been praised for his role in pushing forward prosecutions for such offences when he was director of public prosecutions. Photograph: House of Commons

The Elon Musk-instigated argument over whether the UK needs another national inquiry into rape and sexual abuse gangs reached the Commons on Wednesday, with the Conservatives pushing an amendment that would set up such a process, while at the same time torpedoing a wider government bill on schools and child welfare.

Below are four claims being made about this much-contested subject, and what we actually know to be the case.

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