LIVE: Bombshell findings of grooming gangs

LIVE: Bombshell findings of grooming gangs – report revealed in the Commons

A report by Baroness Casey into the abuse carried out by grooming gangs in England and Wales set to be released today.

Yvette Cooper to announce a national grooming gangs inquiry today after Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turn. The Home Secretary is set to address Parliament with Baroness Louise Casey’s findings on grooming gangs.

Following months of pressure Starmer commissioned Baroness Casey to carry out a rapid audit into the nature and scale of child sexual abuse.

The report looks into the demographics of grooming gangs and their victims, including ethnicity.

Earlier this year, the government dismissed calls for a national inquiry. This on the basis the issue already examined during a lengthy inquiry in 2022.

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp says “crimes were deliberately covered up”, while Labour’s Rotherham MP Sarah Champion says “justice hasn’t been handed out fairly”

Starmer said he read “every single word” of Baroness Casey’s report and accepted recommendation to launch a national inquiry.

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