More than three-quarters of Britons support a new inquiry into child sexual abuse by mainly Pakistani grooming gangs, a move strongly opposed by Sir Keir Starmer's Labor government. I am doing it.
The overwhelming majority of Britons are guilty of jumping on the “far-right bandwagon” for wanting a deeper relationship, by the standards expressed this week by the Prime Minister, who moved to shut down discussion about immigrant heritage rape gangs. There is a possibility that there are. An investigation into the grooming gang scandal. Some 76% say a new report is needed, including a majority of all mainstream parties, including Starmer's Labor Party.
Two-thirds of Labor voters disagree with the Prime Minister on this issue. 84% of Conservatives want a new poll, as do 91% of Nigel Farage's Reform Britain supporters.
There have already been some small-scale studies into child rape gangs, as well as broader national studies that touch on peripheral aspects of the issue. But critics say the scandal appears to be so deep-rooted that relatively little is actually known about it — there are no even accurate estimates of how many victims there are nationwide, and There is no agreement on the number of gangs. New research is needed to “connect the dots.”
One of the notable black holes that previous research has explored is how so many child sex gangs with similar operational structures emerged at the same time, and how they It's amazing how little effort is being put into the service by so many government agencies. And the police were consistently persuaded to turn a blind eye. While the actual abusers have been jailed, the government officials who allowed or ignored the abuse have never been jailed.
Rupert Lowe, Member of the Reform UK Parliament, has laid out a huge list of needed data on what he calls a predominantly Pakistani child rape-grooming gang believed to have plagued British towns and cities for decades. did. He told parliament:
Will the government launch a thorough investigation into the officials who knew about these crimes but failed to act?… How many girls are estimated to have been raped? How many vulnerable young girls? are still involved in these gangs. Is it estimated? Will the government make it public? What is the complete breakdown of the nationality of those convicted of such crimes and the location of the crime? Town by town, region by region, what are the known foreign rapists? How many people are there?Will the government publish a breakdown of the residence status of the people involved? For what reason did they stay in Britain? Do they have a criminal record? How many aliens were convicted and released but not deported?
How many of those released receive state benefits? How many children were born after the rapes by these men?… The rapist's right to family life, or the impact of other European Courts of Human Rights How many people have been prevented from being deported by…? Will the Government make all relevant court records public? Have they taken these cases so that the British public can understand for themselves only part of the horror…local and national politicians? So which politicians knew about this event but failed to act? Again, did they go so far as to actively cover up what was actually going on?
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister insists a new poll is a waste of time, even though he appears to be clearly at odds with the majority of voters. Mr Starmer on Monday criticized people for “calling for an investigation because they want to jump on the far-right bandwagon”, an astonishing attack that clumsily appears to have come at a time when the damage has already been done. I was trying to retreat. He is still blocking investigations, but he is trying to improve by claiming tolerance on the issue.
And while his MPs were whipped on Wednesday night to block the inquiry amendment, other Labor leaders who have left parliament are less tied to the party line and could stage further rebellions. There is sex.
The first Labor leader to speak out was Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester, who said he would support at least a “limited” national inquiry, as he is ambitious and has proven himself capable of the role. . Hit guardianMr. Burnham noted that, unlike smaller local investigations, a full national investigation would have statutory investigative powers. He said it could “bring out some of these national issues, force people to give evidence, and then people could answer and be held accountable.”
Nevertheless, he argues that any attempt by the Conservative Party (now in opposition after 14 years in power) to force an actual investigation is merely opportunistic, and that the Conservative Party did little to address these issues during its time in power. He said many people might judge this to be a reasonable line of attack, given that it had not been addressed. force.
