At a glance
• Sadiq Khan faced criticism from a Conservative assembly member accusing him of downplaying the presence of grooming gangs in London and failing victims
• The Mayor defended his record, saying he has strengthened child protection measures and invested heavily in support for victims
• The Met Police is reviewing 9,000 child exploitation cases, with thousands expected to be re-examined under Operation Beaconport as part of Britain’s national grooming gangs inquiry
Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of "taking the mickey" out of grooming gang victims in London after previously saying that there is "no indication of grooming gangs" operating in the capital.
