Keir Starmer Performs Major U-Turn As He Backs National Inquiry Into Groomings Gangs

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a reception for London Tech Week, at 10 Downing Street, London, Tuesday June 10, 2025. (Jordan Pettitt/Pool Photo via AP)Keir Starmer has thrown his weight behind a national inquiry into the child grooming gangs scandal, despite previously being opposed to the idea.In an astonishing U-turn, the prime minister said he was supporting the recommendations of an independent report into child sexual exploitation by Baroness Louise Casey, which is being published next week.It is expected to call for a judge-led inquiry into the grooming and sexual abuse of young girls across the country, mainly by groups of men of Pakistani origin.Starmer had previously rejected calls by the Tories and Reform UK for a national inquiry, insisting his focus was on implementing all of the recommendations of a previous inquiry into child sex abuse by Professor Alexis Jay.The PM even accused politicians demanding a national probe of jumping on a “bandwagon of the far-right”.But speaking to reporters travelling with him on a visit to Canada, Starmer said: ” I have never said we should not look again at any issue. I have wanted to be assured that on the question of any inquiry. That’s why I asked Louise Casey who I hugely respect to do an audit.“Her position when she started the audit was that there was not a real need for a national inquiry over and above what was going on.“She has looked at the material she has looked at and she has come to the view that there should be a national inquiry on the basis of what she has seen.“I have read every single word of her report and I am going to accept her recommendation. That is the right thing to do on the basis of what she has put in her audit.”Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said: “Keir Starmer doesn’t know what he thinks unless an official report has told him so.“Just like he dismissed concerns about the winter fuel payment and then had to U-turn, just like he needed the Supreme Court to tell him what a woman is, he had to be led by the nose to make the correct decision here.“I’ve been repeatedly calling for a full national inquiry since January. It’s about time he recognised he made a mistake and apologised for six wasted months.”Related...Here's Why Lucy Powell's Comments On Grooming Gangs Really MatterCabinet Minister Fighting To Keep Her Job After Grooming Gangs CommentsLee Anderson Brutally Slapped Down By Jess Phillips After Grooming Gangs Accusation

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