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.

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The key question underlying Badenoch’s call for grooming gangs probe

Badenoch calls for an inquiry into the "rape gangs scandal", while Starmer says "what we need now is action".

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Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over a national inquiry into grooming gangs

MPs will vote on Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s call for a full inquiry into sexual abuse by organised gangs.

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Starmer set for Commons showdown over call for grooming gangs inquiry

Innocent children were let down in the most horrific way imaginable and now, as survivors of rape, they are once again being treated like they don't matter.

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'Keir Starmer is treating the victims of vile child rape gangs like trash'

Over 18 stifling minutes at PMQs the Tory leader draws out the Prime Minister’s contradictions ahead of a vote on holding national inquiry

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MPs will vote on a Conservative-tabled amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, proposing the inclusion of a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
The decision was announced by Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle following an exchange on the issue between Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch on Wednesday.
Prime Minister’s Questions saw Starmer urge Badenoch to “withdraw her w…

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MPs to Vote on Tory Amendment Calling for Grooming Gangs Inquiry

The Conservatives have tabled an amendment to a child safeguarding bill to include a statutory national inquiry into grooming gangs, but Labour says this will kill the entire bill.

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Sir Keir Starmer accuses Kemi Badenoch of 'lies' at PMQs as Tory leader demands national inquiry into 'rape gangs'

GBN Members have been flooding our inbox and across our site reacting to the increased pressure on Keir Starmer and the Labour government to conduct a full inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. Kemi Badenoch has tabled an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill which will be voted on this evening. The leader of the opposition also hit out at the Prime Minister today at PMQs saying "No one has the total picture and it is almost ce…

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Your GB Views: 'Labour voters should hang their heads in shame' - GBN Members react as pressure on Starmer increases

Tory leader says there was a failure to ‘join dots’, taking a different view to police on how to address issue

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Key figures including Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, and Elon Musk, owner of social media site X, have called for a full national public inquiry into UK grooming gangs.

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FactCheck: what local and national inquiries into grooming gangs have there been?

Sir Keir Starmer accuses Kemi Badenoch of 'lies' at PMQs as Tory leader demands national inquiry into 'rape gangs'

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