UK Announces National Inquiry Into Grooming Gangs

The British government previously resisted calls from domestic and international voices, including Elon Musk, to formally investigate the issue.
UK Announces National Inquiry Into Grooming Gangs
Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in London on June 11, 2025. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on June 14 announced a national inquiry into grooming gangs.

The grooming gang scandal first gained national attention in Britain in the early 2010s, after revelations that gangs of men, mostly of Pakistani heritage, had targeted vulnerable girls—grooming and raping them—since at least the early 1990s.

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