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A full statutory inquiry into UK grooming gangs will soon begin work
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Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed that he will order a new public inquiry into grooming gangs despite previously dismissing calls from opponents.
The prime minister said he believes an inquiry is now the “right thing to do” after receiving an independent report on the scandal by crossbench peer and the government’s lead non-executive director Baroness Louise Casey.















