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Loved ones mourn Kelyan Bokassa, the 14-year-old boy killed on a London bus. And we all have some thinking to do

His mother says he was groomed by drug gangsters despite her attempts to get help. Let his death spark fresh debate about how we care for vulnerable people, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025

Religion, police and education leaders unite with grooming survivors to demand immediate government action

Exclusive: A coalition of 65 charities is pushing home secretary to act on key recommendations from child sexual abuse inquiry

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

UK plans world’s first sanctions regime tackling people smuggling gangs

Sir Keir Starmer said the move would cripple the ‘illicit finance rings’ powering people smuggling operations.

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

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Tories to seek support for new child grooming inquiry in Commons vote

Home Office minister Jess Phillips has meanwhile said she faced increased risk to her safety since Elon Musk called her a ‘rape genocide apologist’

Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025

Musk ‘knows absolutely nothing’ about grooming gangs, Jess Phillips says

The minister suggested her life had been turned upside down after Mr Musk used his X platform to accuse her of being a ‘rape genocide apologist’.

Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025

Former chair of child abuse inquiry says another one would only delay action

Prof Alexis Jay calls for recommendations in 2022 report on child sexual abuse in England and Wales to be implemented

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025

Chair of child sex abuse inquiry denounces Musk over grooming gangs

Prof Alexis Jay has backed Starmer and said there is no need for a national inquiry

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

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Alexis Jay: No need for new grooming gangs inquiry – ‘just get on’ with reforms

The head of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse said her 2022 report set out what action is needed and ‘people should just get on with it’.

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

Labour apologises for TikTok video with ‘inappropriate’ soundtrack

UK party takes post down after viewers point out misogynist Portuguese-language lyrics

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025

Yvette Cooper says professionals to face criminal sanctions for failing to report child abuse

The home secretary defended her decision not to launch a national inquiry into the grooming scandal

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2025

MP subject to abuse as child ‘appalled’ by members ‘weaponising’ grooming

Liberal Democrat Josh Babarinde said the discussion around a national investigation into child sexual abuse is being used as ‘political football’.

Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2025

Home Secretary defends decision not to launch national grooming inquiry

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has defended her decision not to launch a national inquiry into child sexual abuse, as she faced MPs in the Commons ...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 6, 2025

Keir Starmer faces massive backlash after ‘far-right bandwagon’ remarks over grooming gang inquiry

Shadow Home Secretary criticises comments made by PM

Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2025

Cooper defends decision not to launch national grooming inquiry

The Home Secretary also raised concerns about how police forces collect data, describing it as ‘haphazard’.

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025

Yvette Cooper says she will force professionals to report child sexual abuse claims

Home secretary announces plans to implement key demand from Jay inquiry in England

The National (Scotland) · Jan 6, 2025

How to watch Yvette Cooper's statement on 'child sexual exploitation'

HOME Secretary Yvette Cooper will make a statement on child sexual exploitation to MPs on Monday...

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2025

Calls to give paid ‘safe leave’ to people experiencing domestic abuse

Labour MP Alex McIntyre will aim to table a proposed law in the House of Commons to help those experiencing abuse deal with health and safety issues.

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2025

Farage defends Elon Musk over grooming gang attacks on Starmer

Reform UK leader claims ‘free speech is back’ when asked about new ally Musk’s comments

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Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2025

Cooper defends Phillips as ‘fearless’ advocate after Musk criticism

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said minister Jess Phillips had ‘campaigned tirelessly’ on behalf of those that had been failed by institutions.

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2025

Home Office accused of spending £10,000 on lavish dinner at Searcys in The Gherkin

Civil servants reportedly received special permission to use the government’s Procurement Card to host the lavish gala for their Italian counterparts in November

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025

Proposed phone bans for suspected people smugglers branded ‘weak’ by Tories

Measures aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime are ‘laughable’, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025

Suspected people smugglers to face travel curbs and social media bans under bill

Critics say border security bill for England and Wales likely to have minimal effect as record number of people cross Channel illegally

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

Suspected people smugglers to face travel and phone bans under new laws

Court orders to restrict the activity of people-smuggling suspects will be strengthened as part of draft legislation, the Government has said.

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2025

Migrants crossing English Channel to UK surged by 25% in 2024, new figures show

2024 saw the second highest number of arrivals in a year since data on Channel crossings began in 2018

Evening Standard · Jan 1, 2025

Migrants reaching UK after crossing Channel in small boats up 25% in 2024

The last crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats

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