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Sir Keir Starmer could be summoned to give evidence to grooming gangs inquiry
The inquiry will examine child sexual abuse by grooming gangs and give him formal rights to participate, while hearings are due to start in December.
- Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been granted core participant status at the grooming gangs inquiry he ordered in 2025, giving him formal rights to participate and potentially be summoned to give evidence.
- Starmer initially resisted calls for a national inquiry, announcing the statutory probe only after mounting public pressure and a political row involving tech billionaire Elon Musk; the investigation has been allocated £65 million over three years.
- Led by Baroness Anne Longfield, the investigation has legal powers to compel witnesses and require documents, focusing on child sexual abuse in Birmingham, Bradford, Keighley, London, Oldham, and Wales.
- Hearings are due to begin in December, with various politicians, police officers, and council leaders potentially called to provide evidence; while core participant status does not automatically require testimony, many individuals are asked or compelled to appear.
- Establishing the body proved difficult, involving resignations and rows about its scope. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham defended his record, insisting he "acted immediately" on grooming gangs while criticizing attempts to "manipulate" facts.
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