Keir Starmer Caves to Public Pressure and Backs Grooming Gangs Inquiry After Months of Denial

Keir Starmer has finally agreed to a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal, something victims, families and even councils like Oldham have been demanding for months. The decision has come after six months of dragging feet, despite it being clear from the start that a proper investigation was necessary.

What’s frustrated so many people is how this issue has been clouded by fear and political spin. For years, calling for accountability was met with accusations of racism. That same accusation — the fear of being labelled racist — is the very thing that reportedly stopped some police officers from speaking out about what they saw happening. And now, people are asking how we got to a point where questioning the handling of this scandal became more controversial than the abuse itself, reported GB News.

The victims in these cases have overwhelmingly been white girls, and many of the perpetrators, in confirmed cases, were men of Pakistani heritage. But any attempt to point this out or push for a national inquiry was shut down as if it was some sort of dog whistle for far-right rhetoric. It’s left many people — from politicians to ordinary campaigners feeling accused, insulted, and gaslit.

Yvette Cooper didn’t help either, pushing for local reviews that many believed were completely toothless. Even when councils like Oldham were calling for a full inquiry, she still backed the idea that smaller investigations would do the trick. That baffled many people, especially considering her role as safeguarding minister.

It’s not like the Labour Party was united on this either. Lord Glasman stood out for supporting a national inquiry early on. He said: “I support an Inquiry to get to the truth and improve how all parts of the state deal with sexual abuse of children.” A simple, powerful message that should have been echoed far earlier by the party leadership.

But finally, on Tuesday, Starmer caved. Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, was sent out to confirm the U-turn, marking a big shift in Labour’s stance. The timing of it all, though, makes it hard to ignore the months of pressure that built up from outside Parliament.

A big part of that pressure came from GB News and people like Charlie Peters, who stayed on this issue when others tried to brush it aside. The channel has taken its share of flak — branded far right, attacked for its funding, accused of all sorts. Even some of its presenters have been called all kinds of names just for covering this story and pushing for truth.

But they kept going, and now, there’s finally movement. The idea that calling for accountability or stating facts somehow makes someone racist has lost its grip. When something is factually correct and based on real events, it’s not about politics — it’s about justice.

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