Bridget Phillipson Says Robert Jenrick 'Should Hang Head In Shame' Over Grooming Gang Response

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick and education secretary Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson said Robert Jenrick should “hang his head in shame” for only calling for a fresh public inquiry into grooming gangs now.

The education secretary said Jenrick, who was a minister in the Home Office under Rishi Sunak, did not use his platform to raise the issue when the Tories were in power.

It comes as the Conservatives are planning on voting down Labour’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill today...