Baroness Casey, the author of a report into grooming gangs, has said that she was “disappointed” that the Conservatives have “politicised” the findings of her audit. Speaking on Newsnight on Monday (16 June), Casey said she wished MPs would put aside their differences and focus on law changes and implementing the newly announced national enquiry. “It almost doesn’t matter right now, does it, what political party people are part of. We’ve identified there’s a problem, it’s been a problem there for a long time, and it’s about time we drew a line in the sand,” she said. After Sir Keir Starmer announced on Saturday (14 June) that the Government will launch a national enquiry into the campaign, after previously dismissing calls for one, Kemi Badenoch immediately called on him to apologise for “six wasted months”.

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The review by Baroness Casey is expected to conclude that years of warnings about abuse of white girls were 'institutionally ignored for fear of racism'.

The Labour Party was adamant that a national investigation was unnecessary but Baroness Casey’s review has forced yet another about-turn

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Failings of UK institutions to protect young girls from grooming gangs will remain high on political agenda for years

From institutional failures to cowardice, Baroness Casey’s review has blown the establishment cover-up apart

Baroness Casey last night hit out at 'do-gooders' who tried to bury the facts of such cases, yet only ended up giving racists 'more ammunition'.

Baroness Casey vented fury at the failure to tackle the issues over a decade, saying she was 'raging' on behalf of the victims.

Casey ‘disappointed’ by way report was interpreted by the opposition as Badenoch schedules press conference

Sir Keir Starmer ordered a national inquiry after pressure from opposition parties

The author of a damning report also hit out at Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, saying she was ‘disappointed’ by the Conservatives’ response to her review of the scandal

Baroness Casey, the author of a report into grooming gangs, has said that she was “disappointed” that the Conservatives have “politicised” the findings of her audit. Speaking on…

The report addressed the UK’s institutional failure to protect children and teenage girls from sexual exploitation.