Rift Between Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper Over Grooming Gangs Crisis Deepens

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The ongoing controversy surrounding the government's handling of the grooming gangs crisis took a dramatic turn as tensions reportedly escalated between Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Sources within No 10 suggest that Starmer holds Cooper responsible for Labour's inadequate response to the scandal.

 

According to insiders, the Home Office failed to promptly inform Downing Street when initial calls for a new inquiry into grooming gangs were made. This oversight led to ministers rejecting the idea of a national investigation, a decision that was later countered by Cooper's announcement of localized probes into the sexual exploitation of young women. The move was seen as a reactive measure after the Conservative Party intensified their push for a comprehensive inquiry, unveiling plans for a second Commons vote on the issue. This comes shortly after Labour overwhelmingly dismissed a Conservative-led bid for a new investigation.

 

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp disclosed that his party would propose a new amendment to the Government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. "We are going to give Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs another chance to do right by the victims of the horrific rape gangs scandal," Philp declared.

 

The dispute between Downing Street and the Home Office over the grooming gangs crisis has been brewing for weeks. One insider claimed that if Downing Street had been informed about Oldham Council's appeal for a government

 

Based on a report by Daily Mail 2025-01-21

 

 

[JonnyF]

Good to see the rats turning on each other.