UK MPs vote against grooming gangs inquiry

UK politics - live: Tories lose vote on grooming gangs inquiry as Starmer hints at U-turn
A Conservative Party amendment calling for a national inquiry on grooming gangs has been rejected in the Commons. The amendment to Labour’s flagship Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill received 111 Ayes and 364 Noes,
MPs vote against Tory call for new grooming gangs inquiry
An attempt by the Conservatives to have the government set up a national inquiry into grooming gangs has been voted down by 364 votes to 111 votes, a margin of 253. The amendment was attached to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill,
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