2 h. ago Downing Street says grooming gangs scandal is being 'weaponised' as Labour minister faces calls to resign after branding it a 'dog whistle' issue

One of the victims of the Rotherham grooming gangs abuse today told MailOnline of her dismay at the remarks by Commons Leader Lucy Powell.

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42 h. ago Apologetic Lucy Powell 'deeply regrets' upset over 'dog whistle' putdown during grooming gangs debate

The Manchester Central MP appeared to describe the grooming gangs issue as a ‘dog whistle’ during a Radio 4 debate.

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55 h. ago Rape victims says Labour minister should resign after calling grooming gangs 'dog whistle' issue

Lucy Powell under mounting pressure over comments on the grooming gangs scandal made on national radio

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61 h. ago Rape survivors call for Labour minister to resign after she branded grooming gangs a 'dog whistle' issue

Commons Leader Lucy Powell is under pressure to resign amid criticism that she 'belittled' victims.

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3 d. ago Labour minister Lucy Powell ‘mortified’ over grooming gangs remarks

The Leader of the Commons appeared to describe the grooming gangs issue as a ‘dog whistle’ during a Radio 4 debate.

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3 d. ago Labour's Wes Streeting dismisses calls for fellow Cabinet minister Lucy Powell to resign after she claimed grooming gangs is a 'dog whistle' issue

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Lucy Powell, the Leader of the House of Commons, was 'mortified' about her comments and was 'right' to apologise for them.

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3 d. ago Labour minister urged to quit over ‘dog whistle’ remark on grooming gangs

The Commons leader has apologised after suggesting on BBC Any Questions that raising concerns over Asian grooming gangs was ‘dog whistle’ politics

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3 d. ago Labour minister faces backlash after dismissing grooming gangs as 'dog whistle' issue

Lucy Powell’s remarks have been condemned as a ‘disgusting betrayal of the victims’

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3 d. ago Calls for Labour minister to resign for 'disgusting' rape gang comments after she suggested Channel 4 grooming gangs documentary was a 'dog whistle' issue

Lucy Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Any Questions to Tim Montgomerie, the founder of ConservativeHome.

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3 w. ago DAN HODGES: The shocking truth about Labour's Asian grooming gang whitewash

At the start of the year, Elon Musk launched a sudden and increasingly frenzied attack on the British Government over Muslim rape gangs.

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