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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Keir Starmer agrees to national inquiry into grooming gang scandal after months of pressure

Keir Starmer is to launch a statutory national inquiry into the grooming gang scandal, following months of mounting pressure over the issue.

The prime minister told journalists on the flight to the G7 in Canada that he had accepted the new recommendation from Louise Casey, who led the original review into the grooming gang scandal, which has hit communities all around the UK.

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