Justice Secretary warns of ‘moment of reckoning’ for grooming gangs scandal

Labour civil war as minister breaks ranks over grooming gangs inquiry

'Moment of reckoning' is needed to answer questions over the grooming gangs scandal, says Justice Secretary

The Muslim rape epidemic in Europe we never hear about

In autumn last year, Sweden was shaken by a scandal that shares some disturbing similarities with the grooming-gangs scandal in Britain, but on a far smaller scale. In Sweden, as in Britain, it seems that many vulnerable elderly women have been raped and sexually abused by Muslim male caregivers, while the people whose job it […]

Justice Secretary warns of ‘moment of reckoning’ for grooming gangs scandal

Shabana Mahmood said there was a need for ‘truth and reconciliation’ for people whose trust in authorities had been shattered.

Shabana Mahmood: ‘There’s still a moment of reckoning to come’ on grooming gangs

Shabana Mahmood may be the only Labour politician to have persuaded Rishi Sunak to vote for her. The former prime minister was in the year above Mahmood when they both studied at Lincoln College, Oxford, in the 1990s. When she ran for JCR president, Sunak pledged his support. Meeting Mahmood in her ministerial office this

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Justice Secretary warns of ‘moment of reckoning’ for grooming gangs scandal - Jersey Evening Post

Britain faces a “moment of reckoning” over the grooming gangs scandal, the Justice Secretary has warned ahead of the publication of a national report on child sexual exploitation. Shabana Mahmood said there was a need for “truth and reconciliation” for people whose trust in authorities had been “fundamentally shaken, if not totally broken”. A rapid audit, led by Baroness Louise Casey and looking at the scale of grooming gangs across the country,…