Musk criticised Starmer for failing to prosecute gangs when he was head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Kemi Badenoch has called for a national inquiry into child sexual abuse by the gangs and is expected to seek an amendment to Labour’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer he risks fuelling accusations of "a cover up" by refusing to hold a national inquiry into grooming gangs. She also accused the PM of not wanting questions asked "of Labour politicians who may be complicit".

Sir Keir Starmer directly urged Kemi Badenoch to drop her call for a national inquiry on grooming gangs because it would mean derailing legislation aimed at bolstering the safety of children. At Prime Minister’s Questions Sir Keir said a further inquiry could delay action on tackling child sexual abuse,

Kemi Badenoch is to ramp up demands for a national inquiry into the child grooming scandal to end the "culture of cover ups" in British institutions. The Tory leader will deliver a face to face challenge to Keir Starmer to launch a public probe into the sexual abuse of young girls in towns across the country.