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Local grooming gang inquiries will ‘go further’ than five towns, says Phillips

The Government has faced pressure to act on grooming gangs and child sex abuse.

Evening Standard

Shouts of ‘shame’ after Lee Anderson asks Jess Phillips if she is part of child grooming gang cover up

There were shouts of “shame” in the Commons after Reform’s Lee Anderson asked Labour’s Jess Phillips if she is part of child grooming gang cover up.

The Independent UK

Jess Phillips sparks backlash after controversial Labour comments

Labour is facing a wave of outrage after its decision to let local councils decide whether to investigate grooming gangs.

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Campaigners launch legal action bid against those who failed to tackle grooming gangs

Maggie Oliver, a former police detective turned whistleblower, launched the campaign on Monday

The Independent UK

Campaigners seek legal action against those who failed to tackle grooming gangs

The #TheyKnew campaign is seeking to raise £125,000 to investigate whether they can bring legal proceedings against public bodies or individuals.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Just what exactly is Labour's problem with investigating grooming gangs properly?

Well, whaddya know? It turns out that the five investigations into the child grooming gangs scandal will go ahead after all. The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said in an LBC interview that they are happening as she originally announced in January and to state otherwise was “party political misinformation”.…

Evening Standard

Cooper hits back at ‘misinformation’ over grooming gang inquiries

Home secretary denies Labour is rowing back on pledge after claims it is doing so to avoid offending Muslim voters

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Home Secretary insists local reviews into grooming gangs will go ahead

Yvette Cooper was speaking amid accusations the plans were being watered down.

Evening Standard

Government approach to grooming gang inquiries is shameful – Sir Trevor Phillips

He claimed the reason ministers are not pursuing the local reviews in five towns is ‘obviously political’.

Evening Standard

Lisa Nandy insists Government not watering down grooming gangs response

Ministers faced a backlash in the Commons for not providing an update on local reviews into grooming the Government had previously promised.

Evening Standard

Child protection authority to be set up after child sex abuse inquiry

There has been pressure to implement 20 recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in its final report in 2022.

The Independent UK

Labour denies 'watering down' grooming gang inquiries as new child protection authority announced

There has been pressure to implement 20 recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in its final report in 2022.

Evening Standard

Shona Craven: ‘Manosphere’ influence on young boys is no new phenomenon

IT must have been at least 15 years ago when I first encountered a wannabe “pick-up artist”

The National (Scotland)

Barrister: I asked Home Office ‘do you still want me?’ on grooming inquiries

Tom Crowther was named in January as someone who would help the Government with their work to tackle child sex abuse and grooming gangs.

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The Independent UK

Minister keeping ‘keen eye’ on visa that allows wealthy to bring staff to UK

The Overseas Domestic Work visa allows workers to come to the UK with their employers for six months.

Evening Standard

Duchess of Edinburgh urges ‘collective effort’ to tackle online child abuse

Sophie and safeguarding minister Jess Phillips joined forces to highlight the need to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation online.

Evening Standard

Duchess of Edinburgh and Jess Phillips raise need to tackle online child abuse

Sophie and Ms Phillips will travel to Brussels on Wednesday, where European politicians are gathering to draw attention to the harms children face.

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Royal Society decides not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk

Exclusive: Fellows argue Musk has violated code of conduct but council believes investigation ‘could do more harm than good’

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Teenage boys are targeting girls online for sexual abuse and violence, warns National Crime Agency

Reports have surged in the last three years of gangs of boys sharing extreme violence pictures and misogynistic online

The Independent UK

Counter terror tactics help Met Police catch 100 predators targeting women and girls

The Metropolitan Police says the V100 initiative has doubled the likelihood of them arresting the worst predators, but Sadiq Khan warned ‘there is still work to do’

Evening Standard

Locations of grooming gang inquiries to be revealed ‘very soon’ – minister

When pressed to disclose the areas conducting local inquiries into grooming, Jess Phillips said the Government’s plans would ‘come before Easter’.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: Femicide will only end when we stop letting killers off lightly

Allowing violent men to plead manslaughter on the basis of a loss of control wrongly limits their liability

The Independent UK

Labour’s Jess Phillips reveals she was told to not apply for a job ‘because she was pregnant’

Speaking to The Independent for International Women’s Day, the Labour MP opens up about her experiences of being discriminated against as a woman, as she calls for action to be taken to push for gender equality

The Independent UK

Gisèle Pelicot named The Independent’s most influential woman of 2025

The remarkable French grandmother and now global icon tops the 2025 Influence List of 50 exceptional women, from campaigners to politicians, businesswomen to television stars, sports champions to artists and influencers

Evening Standard

Jess Phillips honours femicide victims and says Government will ‘push harder’

Ms Phillips has read the names of women killed by men every year for a decade – this year being her first as a Home Office minister.

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