Tory leader Kemi Badenoch fires at Keir Starmer that blocking a national inquiry into grooming gangs would lead to some people suggesting a "cover up".

Kemi Badenoch has dramatically failed in her attempt to sabotage the government's child welfare legislation in a bid to get another national inquiry into grooming gangs - see hjow your MP voted

The row between Kemi Badenoch, Keir Starmer, Elon Musk, and others, centres around a series of high-profile cases where groups of men - mainly of Pakistani descent - were convicted of sexually abusing and raping predominantly young white girls around the UK.

In a fiery exchange that dominated the first PMQs of 2025, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch took aim at Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his refusal to launch a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal.

MPs have rejected a Conservative bid to push for another national inquiry into grooming gangs by 364 votes to 111.The Government’s draft child protection legislation cleared its first Commons hurdle on Wednesday following a bitter Prime Minister’s Questions in which Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said failing to back a probe would fuel concerns about a “cover-up”.

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Today, we look at the debate over a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal playing out in the House of Commons. The issue was voted on because of an amendment to a Labour bill that will introduce changes to the education system.

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.