Keir Starmer has slapped down Andy Burnham after he broke ranks with the prime minister to call for a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. The prime minister has insisted that the government’s priority should be to implement the recommendations from Professor Alexis Jay’s own inquiry into child sexual abuse,

After safeguarding minister Jess Phillips said a new national probe into the scandal was still on the table, the prime minister’s official spokesman said the government would grant one if victims’ gro

The Prime Minister will be ‘guided by the victims’, his official spokesman said, following a Commons showdown over a new inquiry.

Kemi Badenoch's bid for a new national inquiry on grooming gangs has been rejected by Labour MPs. The Tories tabled an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill demanding a new probe. But MPs voted rejected the motion by 364 votes to 111,

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced questions from MPs in a heated Commons exchange over the grooming gangs issue. He urged Kemi Badenoch to drop her call for a national inquiry because it would mean derailing legislation aimed at bolstering the safety of children.