Starmer accuses Badenoch of 'lies' as Tory leader demands national inquiry into 'rape gangs'
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Sir Keir Starmer has accused Kemi Badenoch of "lies" as the Conservative leader called for a national inquiry into "rape gangs". Ms Badenoch used the first Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) of 2025 to continue to push the government to carry out a new national inquiry into the historical grooming gangs scandal, which she called the "rape gang" scandal.
The Tory leader argued the previous inquiry by Professor Alexis Jay, published in 2022, could not take into account "thousands more victims" that continue to be targeted, so said a new inquiry is needed. Politics latest: Starmer mocks Farage for losing Musk's support.
"There have been thousands more victims but no one has joined the dots, no one has the total picture and it is almost certainly still going on," she said. "This is one of the worst scandals in British history.". The Conservatives tabled an amendment to the Children's Safeguarding and Schools Bill, being debated after PMQs, to require a statutory inquiry into grooming gangs - which Labour says could kill the entire bill.
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