Labour drops plans for rape gang inquiries

Labour abandoned grooming gang inquiries to appease Asian voters, claims ex-czar

LABOUR has abandoned local grooming gang inquiries to appease its Asian voters, a former equalities czar claimed yesterday.Sir Trevor Phillips called ministers “utterly, utterly shameful” for watering down a series of investigations into the scandal. Sir Trevor Phillips called ministers ‘utterly, utterly shameful’ A £5million fund announced in January for five inquiries into child rape gangs can now be diverted to other projects such as victims’…

Former Racial Equality Chief Phillips Slams 'Shameful' Labour for Dropping Local Rape Gang Inquiries

Home Office minister Jess Phillips quietly announced that the government has dropped its much-vaunted five local grooming gang inquiries. She said they’d take “flexible approach,” with the £5 million given to councils if they choose to support rape gang work instead.[…] Read the rest

Labour Drops Plans for Rape Gang Inquiries – The Daily Sceptic

Labour has dropped its plans for five local grooming gang inquiries that it promised in January when under pressure, saying it's now up to local councils to decide how to spend the £5 million allocated.

Lisa Nandy says she has changed her mind about abolishing royal family

The minister had said during the 2020 Labour leadership campaign she would vote to scrap the monarchy if such a vote was held. A senior Government minister who previously called for the monarchy to be scrapped has said she has changed her mind about the royals. Lisa Nandy said during the 2020 Labour leadership campaign she would vote to abolish the monarchy if such a ballot was held, but she insisted it would not be a priority for her. Ms Nandy …

Government accused of watering down grooming gang inquiries plans

The Home Office minister Jess Phillips told MPs in the Commons that the government would adopt a ‘flexible approach’

UK Labour Cancels Grooming Gang Inquiries, Redirects £5M to Other Projects · Caldron Pool

The Labour government has cancelled five planned local inquiries into grooming gangs, redirecting the £5 million initially allocated for the investigations to what officials describe as “locally-led work” shaped by feedback from local authorities. The move comes more than three months after the Home Secretary announced the inquiries, intended to examine how grooming gangs were able to operate across various towns for years without effective inte…