Appeal from longtime campaigner on sexual abuse of women and girls increases the pressure on Keir Starmer

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Sarah Champion, the Labour MP who has been a longtime campaigner on the sexual abuse of women and girls, has called for another national inquiry into grooming gangs, putting more pressure on Keir Starmer.

The Rotherham MP said in a statement that while it was also important to swiftly implement the recommendations of the previous inquiry into the issue, led by Prof Alexis Jay, there was a need to examine the failures of those in authority.