Musk: Keir ‘Starmtrooper’ blocking new child abuse inquiry to ‘hide terrible things’
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Labour MPs have blocked an attempt to initiate a national inquiry into grooming gangs. The amendment put forward by Conservative MPs that would have piled pressure on the Government to hold a statutory inquiry into historic child sexual exploitation was voted down by 364 to 111.
The move was branded as an “act of cowardice” by Conservatives following the vote. Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said: “It is disgusting that Keir Starmer has used his supermajority in Parliament to block a national inquiry into the rape gangs scandal.
“Labour MPs have put their Party ahead of getting to the truth and turned a blind eye to justice for the victims. Labour MPs will have to explain to the British people why they are against learning the truth behind the torture and rape of countless vulnerable girls.
“We will not let them forget this act of cowardice.”. No10 said the amendment would “kill the Bill”, with Sir Keir Starmer saying on Wednesday that victims wanted “action now, not the delay of a further inquiry”. You can join the conversation in the comments section.
Thanks for following along to today’s politics liveblog. Jack Maidment will be back tomorrow morning to bring you the latest. Nigel Farage has confirmed that Reform UK will “absolutely” work to set up its own inquiry into grooming gangs, after the amendment failed this evening.
He told GB News: “Oh, absolutely yes. If the Government does not give in, we don’t get a proper inquiry into this, and goodness knows, we do need one, then we will raise the money and we will appoint or find some sort of independent retired judges to run the thing.
