Keir Starmer to launch national inquiry into grooming gangs

<p>PM says new statutory inquiry was ‘right thing to do’ after findings of review submitted by Louise Casey</p><p>Keir Starmer will launch a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/uk-child-abuse-inquiry">national inquiry into grooming gangs</a> after receiving the recommendations of an independent report on the scandal.</p><p>The prime minister said a new statutory inquiry was “the right thing to do” based on the findings submitted by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/louisecasey">Louise Casey</a>, who has carried out a months-long inquiry into the abuse of young girls.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/14/keir-starmer-national-inquiry-grooming-gangs">Continue reading...</a>