PMQs: Starmer accuses Badenoch of 'jumping on bandwagon' over grooming gangs scandal

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clashed over the grooming gangs scandal in the first PMQs of 2025. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Starmer claimed that a new inquiry would delay action on grooming gangs until 2031. Badenoch said that 'it is very possible to have shorter inquiries, especially if they are covering areas that have not been looked at yet.' The demands for a new inquiry looking at all instances of grooming gang scandals – from Oldham to Telford and Oxford – were sparked by posts on X by the tech billionaire Elon Musk and backed by the Reform leader, Nigel Farage, and the Conservative leader, Badenoch UK politics live ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jan/08/conservatives-elon-musk-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-child-safety-pmqs-uk-politics-latest-updates The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #pmqs #groominggangs #keirstarmer #kemibadenoch #politics #uk #elonmusk #nigelfarage