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Sir Keir Starmer is going through a grassroots rise up over his refusal to launch a nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs. The Government has rejected requires a nationwide probe into the problem and there have been accusations that 5 native critiques that had been promised have been watered down.

Campaign group Blue Labour referred to as on the Prime Minister to decide to a nationwide inquiry. It stated: “Blue Labour’s position on the grooming and rape gangs is unchanged. This is a national evil that requires a national response.

“Local authorities lack the necessary capabilities and legal authority to carry out investigations, and often they are in need of investigation themselves.

“We need a national inquiry with full statutory powers. The decades-long abuse of young girls and its cover-up is a sickness that must be exorcised from the body politic.

“Labour is committed to reforming the state and its institutions, to restoring trust and consent in government, and to renewing the social covenant that binds us together. We can start the renewal here.”

Labour peer Lord Glasman, who based the group, informed The Telegraph: “Our position is unchanged. We call for an immediate national inquiry with full powers of arrest. This is an evil that has got to be seen to be public.”

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper had introduced in January that “victim-centred, locally-led inquiries” would happen in 5 areas together with Oldham, Greater Manchester.

But safeguarding minister Jess Phillips confronted a backlash within the Commons on Tuesday for not offering an replace on native critiques into grooming the Government had beforehand promised.

Instead, Ms Phillips informed MPs native authorities will be capable to entry a £5 million fund to help locally-led work on grooming gangs.

Ms Cooper right now insisted that the 5 native inquiries will nonetheless be going forward.

She informed LBC: “Yep. We’re still going ahead. The framework is being drawn up at the moment.

“There’s been, sadly, numerous, I feel, celebration political misinformation about this. What we must be doing is all working collectively to help victims and survivors of those actually vile crimes.”

Pressed again on whether they will take place, the Home Secretary added: “Yeah, there could also be extra.”