MP urges Government to 'step up' and hold 'full inquiry' into grooming gangs

Please read horrific reports on Asian rape gangs - we MUST have national inquiry

IN January, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Government would conduct five local inquiries into the rape gangs which have terrorised so many innocent children. Local inquiries are not enough. ShutterstockVictims and families of the rape gangs scandal are being denied answers[/caption] AlamyHome Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Government would conduct five local inquiries into the rape gangs, but they are not enough[/caption] Unlike nationa…

MP urges Government to 'step up' and hold 'full inquiry' into grooming gangs

A Tory MP has urged the Government to “step up” and hold a “full inquiry” into grooming gangs in the Bradford district.

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Grooming gangs taskforce makes more than 1,000 arrests - 'These vile gangs have no place to hide!'

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