PM says government will fund further local grooming gangs inquiries if ‘needed’
The government will fund any further local inquiries into the grooming gangs scandal that are deemed necessary, Sir Keir Starmer has said.However, the prime minister said it is his "strong belief" that the focus must be on implementing recommendations from the Alexis Jay national review before more investigations go ahead.Politics latest: 'Our position hasn't changed' on tariffs, says ministerIt follows a row over whether Labour is still committed to the five local inquiries it promised in January, after safeguarding minister […]