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Philp: Labour morally wrong to reject grooming gangs inquiry

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Philp: Labour morally wrong to reject grooming gangs inquiry

Philp: Labour morally wrong to reject grooming gangs inquiry

The shadow home secretary has said it is "morally wrong" for the Labour Party to reject a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal.

MPs voted down the Conservative Party amendment in the Commons, but Chris Philp urged Sir Keir Starmer to "change your mind".

Report by Brooksl.

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