8 h. ago Rupert Lowe cleared of breaching MPs’ rules over grooming gang inquiry donations

Parliament’s standards commissioner found Mr Lowe had not breached the rules governing donations to MPs over a crowdfunder for his grooming inquiry.

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10 h. ago Parliament’s standards watchdog begins investigation into Rupert Lowe

The BBC said it was launched because Mr Lowe is yet to declare money from his private grooming gang inquiry on his register of interests.

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3 w. ago Televise grooming gang inquiry given public interest, Labour peer urges

Muslim Labour peer Baroness Hazarika apologised for the crimes carried out by ‘wicked, wicked men’.

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3 w. ago Labour MP who was groomed as teenager shares powerful message over Tory 'point scoring'

Natalie Fleet delivered a powerful message to Kemi Badenoch as she said 'I do not know how she dare' after the Tory leader claimed victory when a national inquiry into the grooming gang scandal was announced

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3 w. ago What the national grooming gang inquiry means for Oldham's local investigation

The government will need to discuss with the council how to proceed

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3 w. ago Grooming gang survivors say inquiry must finally get answers as police launch major crackdown

Keir Starmer has now committed to a nationwide statutory inquiry into the scandal of systematic sexual exploitation of young girls in a number of towns in England

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3 w. ago 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

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3 w. ago MP slams 'sickening crimes' of Rochdale grooming gang as he makes new inquiry demand

The abuse took place ‘under the noses of social workers and others who should have done far more to protect them’, a court heard

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