The United Kingdom’s Labour Party blocked a Conservative Party amendment that would have forced a nationwide inquiry into the decades-long

An influential Labour Party group has broken with the Prime Minister to back calls for a national inquiry into the grooming and rape gangs. The Blue Labour outfit said that a new inquiry was necessary to “give voice to the many thousands of forgotten victims,

The Tories are pushing for a new grooming inquiry in an amendment to Labour’s child safety Bill - but even if it passes, it’s unlikely a inquiry will be launched

A GB News investigation has found Britain's grooming gangs were overwhelmingly represented in areas where Labour holds big majorities. The bombshell revelation comes as the party voted down a proposed national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal on Wednesday.

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, which would have been killed had the vote passed.

The vote follows a fierce debate earlier in the day between the prime minister and the Conservative party leader, Kemi Badenoch.

In a shocking move, Sir Keir Starmer whipped his MPs to vote down the Conservative amendment to their child safety and education Bill, which would have blocked the legislation from going forward on the grounds it doesn't include the commitment to a new probe.

The rape and torture of vulnerable girls by gangs of men across the country has shot to the top of the political agenda in recent days after Elon Musk attacked Labour over its response. That came after safeguarding minister Jess Phillips rejected an appeal from Oldham Council for a government-led inquiry into the issue.

Victims want action today, the Prime Minister said, as the Tory leader repeated demands for a national inquiry into rape gangs