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UNBELIEVABLE: 2 - The Untold Story

Grooming gangs: 'No hiding' for police, councils and social services who failed 100s of young girls, says No10

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new inquiry into the scandal after a U-turn

Evening Standard

Baroness Casey’s findings on grooming gangs set to be announced

Earlier this year, the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer bows to pressure to launch new grooming gangs investigation

New probe and statutory public inquiry will be a means to get ‘truth and justice’, home secretary says

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Keir Starmer makes U-turn mid-air over grooming gangs inquiry

PM forced to cave in to clamour for statutory inquiry despite earlier dismissing them as amplifying far right demands

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves defends Starmer’s delay in launching grooming gangs inquiry

Chancellor says PM not ‘grandstanding’ and wanted to ‘assure himself’ that national public inquiry was necessary

The Guardian - UK

Starmer accused of U-turn after ordering inquiry into grooming gangs

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage described the move as a ‘welcome U-turn’ while Kemi Badenoch called on him to apologise for ‘six wasted months’.

Evening Standard

Nearly 300 historic child grooming gang cases to be looked at again – Cooper

Some 287 closed cases have been identified so far by police forces to be reviewed again by a national task force on child sexual exploitation.

Evening Standard

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Justice Secretary warns of ‘moment of reckoning’ for grooming gangs scandal

Shabana Mahmood said there was a need for ‘truth and reconciliation’ for people whose trust in authorities had been shattered.

Evening Standard

MPs Shout 'Shame!' After Reform UK Member Alleges Labour Minister Covered Up Grooming Gang Abuses

On Monday, Reform UK MP Lee Anderson accused Jess Phillips of partaking in the cover-up of the grooming gang members responsible for the Rotherham child trafficking ring.

International Business Times UK

Home Secretary insists local reviews into grooming gangs will go ahead

Yvette Cooper was speaking amid accusations the plans were being watered down.

Evening Standard

Government approach to grooming gang inquiries is shameful – Sir Trevor Phillips

He claimed the reason ministers are not pursuing the local reviews in five towns is ‘obviously political’.

Evening Standard

Lisa Nandy insists Government not watering down grooming gangs response

Ministers faced a backlash in the Commons for not providing an update on local reviews into grooming the Government had previously promised.

Evening Standard

Criminals using AI images to extort children, new NSPCC chief says in warning over looming crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sherwood speaks to Holly Bancroft in his first interview since becoming the children’s charity CEO about the challenges facing this generation’s children

The Independent UK

Minister: Abuse victims deserve change rather than lamenting and repenting

Home Office minister Jess Phillips made the remarks in response to calls for independent safeguarding in the Church of England.

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Church’s parliament urged to back independent safeguarding to ‘restore trust’

General Synod members are voting on Tuesday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Abuse survivors plead with Church Synod to vote for independent safeguarding

Leaflets being handed out to members on Tuesday branded the Church’s attitude and processes to date a ‘safeguarding failure’.

Evening Standard

Removal of time limit for abuse payout claims a ‘watershed moment’ for survivors

Professor Alexis Jay has previously said progress on fulfilling her IICSA recommendations must be quicker.

The Guardian - UK

Chair of child sexual abuse inquiry calls Tory response ‘awful, inconsequential’

Prof Alexis Jay says reaction of former home secretary Suella Braverman angered victims and survivors

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Former IICSA chair criticises ‘weaponisation’ of child sex abuse

Professor Alexis Jay described inaction from the previous government and her relief that Labour have committed to implementing recommendations.

The Independent UK

Former chair of child sexual abuse inquiry criticises response of Tory government as ‘awful’

Professor Alexis Jay says Tory government ‘committed to nothing’ after her inquiry into child sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Watch: Professor Alexis Jay questioned on child sexual abuse report by Home Affairs Committee

Watch again as professor Alexis Jay wss questioned on the child sexual abuse report by the Home Affairs Committee on Tuesday (21 January).

The Guardian - UK

Minister denies Labour ‘governing by social media’ after new grooming gangs review ordered – as it happened

Lisa Nandy defends Yvette Cooper’s decision to order urgent review following pressure driven by Elon Musk

Evening Standard

Grooming inquiry timetable will bring ‘fundamental change’, say campaigners

Yvette Cooper said that the Government would lay out a clear timetable by Easter for implementing the recommendations in the IICSA’s final report.

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper announces urgent national review on grooming gangs

Officials say review is not national inquiry ministers have been pressed for after series of X posts by Elon Musk

The Guardian - UK

Survivors of sexual abuse have been failed for too long

Letters: Readers on the delay in implementing the recommendations of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse

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