Sir Keir Starmer will launch a statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal after resisting pressure for months to implement a full national probe.The Prime Minister said he had read "every single word" of an independent report into child sexual exploitation by Baroness Louise Casey and would accept her recommendation for the investigation.Earlier this year the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry, saying its focus was on putting in place the outstanding recommendations already m

Sir Keir Starmer will launch a statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal after resisting pressure for months to implement a full national probe.The Prime Minister said he had read "every single word" of an independent report into child sexual exploitation by Baroness Louise Casey and would accept her recommendation for the investigation.Earlier this year the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry, saying its focus was on putting in place the outstanding recommendations already made in a seven-year national inquiry by Professor Alexis Jay.