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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Minister denies Musk pushed government into grooming gangs climbdown

Lisa Nandy has rejected claims that Elon Musk’s slew of social media posts about grooming gangs pushed the government into a climbdown on the scandal.

On Thursday, the home secretary announced an audit looking into the current scale and nature of “gang-based exploitation” across the country, as well as local reviews into grooming in some areas.

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