Politicians in the U.K. voted not to set up an inquiry into a grooming gang scandal. Not interested really.
The scandal is this: recent data shows that “foreign nationals are more than three times as likely to be arrested for sexual offences as British citizens.” The government published this data, validating what citizens already knew. 364 British MPs voted against a measure for a new inquiry.
Conservative politicians asked for an inquiry but MPs voted it down because, they say, they already had several inquiries into this matter. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that more inquiries would only delay help for victims.
What inquiries is he referring to? This data is not new to the government, it is new to the public.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says that the government is running “a cover up” by refusing an inquiry.
