UK MPs vote against grooming gangs inquiry

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MPs vote against Tory call for new grooming gangs inquiry
An attempt by the Conservatives to have the government set up a national inquiry into grooming gangs has been voted down by 364 votes to 111 votes, a margin of 253. The amendment was attached to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill,
MPs reject amendment to hold national inquiry into grooming gangs
Victims want action today, the Prime Minister said, as the Tory leader repeated demands for a national inquiry into rape gangs
UK politics - live: Tories lose vote on grooming gangs inquiry as Starmer hints at U-turn
According to surveys from 4 to 6 January, 16 per cent of the public approved of the government, down one point from the previous week, while 63 per cent disapproved – giving Sir Keir’s administration a net approval rating of -47, just below that of Rishi Sunak’s government in May 2023.
'There is a case for a limited national inquiry' into grooming gangs - Burnham
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said he thinks there is a case for a "limited national inquiry" into grooming gangs.
Starmer not wavering over national grooming gang inquiry, No 10 insists
The Prime Minister will be ‘guided by the victims’, his official spokesman said, following a Commons showdown over a new inquiry.
Moment MPs reject Conservative bid to launch another grooming gang inquiry
Moment MPs reject Conservative bid to launch another grooming gang inquiry -
Vote for new national inquiry into grooming gangs tabled by Tories rejected
A push for another national inquiry into grooming gangs, which the Prime Minister labelled as a "wrecking amendment", has been rejected following a vote by MPs. The Government’s draft child protection legislation cleared its first Commons hurdle on Wednesday following a bitter Prime Minister’s Questions in which Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said failing to back a probe would fuel concerns about a “cover-up”.

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