Labour MP calls for national grooming inquiry

Liverpool Walton MP Dan Carden has said the Prime Minister should ‘use the full power of the state to deliver justice’ on grooming gangs. (Jessica Taylor/Houses of Parliament) - (PA Media)

A Labour MP has backed calls for a national inquiry into grooming gangs, urging Sir Keir Starmer to “use the full power of the state to deliver justice”.

Dan Carden, who represents Liverpool Walton, is the first Labour MP to break ranks and call for an inquiry.