A Conservative Party amendment calling for a national inquiry on grooming gangs has been rejected in the Commons. The amendment to Labour’s flagship Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill received 111 Ayes and 364 Noes,

KEMI Badenoch’s bid for a national inquiry into child rape gangs was tonight blocked by Labour MPs. Sir Keir Starmer wielded his majority to easily defeat a Tory amendment calling for a

Today, we look at the debate over a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal playing out in the House of Commons. The issue was voted on because of an amendment to a Labour bill that will introduce changes to the education system.

Sir Keir Starmer directly urged Kemi Badenoch to drop her call for a national inquiry on grooming gangs because it would mean derailing legislation aimed at bolstering the safety of children. At Prime Minister’s Questions Sir Keir said a further inquiry could delay action on tackling child sexual abuse,

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will today ramp up demands for a public probe into the child grooming scandal to end the "culture of cover ups" in British institutions.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch have finished their fiery exchanges, which focused largely on their disagreements on whether there should be another national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal.