The Grooming Gangs Scandal: How Did We Get Here?

Yvette Cooper announced a new national probe into grooming gangs.

British grooming gangs are back in the spotlight this week after Keir Starmer announced it was launching a new national inquiry into the scandal.

The prime minister’s U-turn stunned parliament as Labour spent the first half of this year refusing to listen to any calls for such a probe.

The government said it was focused on still implementing the recommendations from a previousnational inquiry into child sex abuse by Professor Alexis Jay...