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Labour’s pivot on grooming gangs may not be enough to silence critics

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Labour’s pivot on grooming gangs may not be enough to silence critics



Yvette Cooper’s unveiling of a rapid review of evidence, after week of arguments against new inquiry, has already been called inadequateWhen is a U-turn not a U-turn? When it is less a complete volte face and more of a change of direction. The question looms over Keir Starmer, whose announcement of a review into grooming gangs is his second such positional pivot this week alone.On Tuesday, the Treasury minister, Tulip Siddiq, departed over her links to much-disputed claims of family corruption centred on her aunt, the former president of Bangladesh. Downing Street had insisted for days that the facts must first be established. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/16/labours-pivot-on-grooming-gangs-may-not-be-enough-to-silence-critics

Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Publish date : 2025-01-16 19:21:23

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