Kemi Badenoch calls for national inquiry into UK’s ‘rape gangs scandal’
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Kemi Badenoch has called for a national inquiry into the UK’s “rape gangs scandal”, after Elon Musk hit out at Sir Keir Starmer over the issue. The Conservative Party leader made the call in a post to X on Thursday, arguing that “2025 must be the year that the victims start to get justice”.
This comes after US billionaire Mr Musk appeared to place blame at the Prime Minister’s door, as he argued that “rape gangs were allowed to exploit young girls without facing justice” during Sir Keir’s time as Director of Public Prosecutions. Reform UK MP for Great Yarmouth Rupert Lowe also called for an inquiry into the issue on Thursday, arguing it has been “disgracefully ignored and suppressed for too long”.
In her post, Mrs Badenoch wrote: “The time is long overdue for a full national inquiry into the rape gangs scandal. “Trials have taken place all over the country in recent years but no one in authority has joined the dots. “2025 must be the year that the victims start to get justice.”.
Responding to Mrs Badenoch, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said: “Talk is cheap. The Conservatives had 14 years in government to launch an inquiry. “The establishment has failed the victims of grooming gangs on every level.”. Prior to this, Tesla boss Mr Musk had written on X: “In the UK, serious crimes such as rape require the Crown Prosecution Service’s approval for the police to charge suspects.
