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Keir Starmer makes U-turn mid-air over grooming gangs inquiry

PM forced to cave in to clamour for statutory inquiry despite earlier dismissing them as amplifying far right demands

The Guardian - UK

Grooming gangs inquiry ‘must not delay action’ against child abuse, says NSPCC

Sir Keir Starmer said on Saturday he will launch a full inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal after resisting pressure for months.

Evening Standard

Starmer focused on grooming victims not ‘grandstanding’, says Reeves

The Chancellor said that Sir Keir has been looking at ‘actually doing the practical things to ensure that something like this never happens again’.

Evening Standard

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Starmer accused of U-turn after ordering inquiry into grooming gangs

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage described the move as a ‘welcome U-turn’ while Kemi Badenoch called on him to apologise for ‘six wasted months’.

Evening Standard

'Six wasted months': Keir Starmer under fire over grooming gangs inquiry U-turn

Kemi Badenoch says the Prime Minister had to be ‘led by the nose to make the correct decision’

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer to launch national inquiry into grooming gangs

PM says new statutory inquiry was ‘right thing to do’ after findings of review submitted by Louise Casey

The Guardian - UK

PM announces full inquiry into grooming gangs after resisting calls for probe

Sir Keir Starmer said he had read ‘every single word’ of an independent report into child sexual exploitation by Baroness Louise Casey.

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Keir Starmer agrees to national inquiry into grooming gang scandal after months of pressure

The prime minister has bowed to pressure to agree to set up an inquiry into grooming gangs with legal powers to call witnesses

The Independent UK

Labour can’t keep papering over the cracks in the care sector

Improving pay and conditions for neglected workers is an urgent national challenge

The Guardian - UK

Justice Secretary warns of ‘moment of reckoning’ for grooming gangs scandal

Shabana Mahmood said there was a need for ‘truth and reconciliation’ for people whose trust in authorities had been shattered.

Evening Standard

We all know the crisis in UK social care damages lives and the economy: it’s the Treasury we must convince

There are real costs to not tackling this grievous problem. But, as we report today, the data we need doesn’t seem to exist, says Layla Moran, chair of the health and social care select committee

The Guardian - UK

MPs warn social care needs substantial investment to fix ‘broken’ system

Cross-party group’s report emphasises risk of failure after finding 3.5 million people not getting care they need

The Guardian - UK

MPs warn social care reforms ‘doomed to fail’ without ‘robust financial case’

The report comes just days after the formal launch of the Casey Commission into adult social care.

Evening Standard

Social care commission recommendations might not come into effect for a decade

The Casey Commission formally began this week, and its terms of references have now been set out.

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Local grooming gang inquiries will ‘go further’ than five towns, says Phillips

The Government has faced pressure to act on grooming gangs and child sex abuse.

The Guardian - UK

UK government accused of ‘delay and drift’ over adult social care talks

Lib Dems say not a single all-party meeting on issue has taken place since plan for national care service was unveiled

The Guardian - UK

FA lobbies UK government to make ‘tailgating’ at turnstiles a criminal offence

The Football Association is hopeful a law will be in place for Euro 2028, with a source saying: ‘Enforcing entry points at Wembley is a huge drain on our resources’

Evening Standard

Adult social care facing ‘doom loop’ amid increased costs – report

Analysis of data over almost a decade suggested fewer adults are getting help from councils in England despite a rise in requests.

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Adult social care must be ‘modernised’ to help London councils on brink of bankruptcy, says care minister

London’s boroughs have warned that they have faced ‘rocketing demand for social care’

The Guardian - UK

Cross-party body will seek to rebuild UK community cohesion after riots

New commission led by Sajid Javid and John Denham aims to speak to millions following unrest over Southport attack

The Guardian - UK

Minister denies Labour ‘governing by social media’ after new grooming gangs review ordered – as it happened

Lisa Nandy defends Yvette Cooper’s decision to order urgent review following pressure driven by Elon Musk

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s pivot on grooming gangs may not be enough to silence critics

Yvette Cooper’s unveiling of a rapid review of evidence, after week of arguments against new inquiry, has already been called inadequate

Evening Standard

Local reviews into grooming will get answers and bring change, says Cooper

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said local reviews would provide more answers and change than a nationwide probe.

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper announces urgent national review on grooming gangs

Officials say review is not national inquiry ministers have been pressed for after series of X posts by Elon Musk

The Independent UK

Faster social care reform urged as providers ‘facing impossible choices’

Care England said the status quo is no longer an option in social care.

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