00:00Mr Speaker, I'd like to thank the Right Honourable Lady for advanced sight of this statement.
00:05Although I must say, I couldn't believe my ears listening to the Home Secretary's statement as if this was their plan all along, when we all know it is another U-turn.
00:16After months of pressure, the Prime Minister has finally accepted our calls for a full statutory national inquiry into the grooming gangs.
00:24And I welcome that we have finally reached this point.
00:28And we must remember that this is not a victory for politicians, especially the ones like the Home Secretary who had to be dragged to this position or the Prime Minister.
00:37This is a victory for the survivors who have been calling for this for years.
00:43I have been speaking to many who do not have confidence that a government that ignored their concerns will deliver.
00:50But before I turn to the detail of the Home Secretary's statement, I want to recognise the tireless work of those who refuse to let this issue be buried.
01:00Survivors like Fiona Goddard, who bravely waived her anonymity.
01:04And the parents of survivors like Marlon West, who I spoke to this morning.
01:09Maggie Oliver, whose courage in speaking truth to power has been instrumental in bringing us to this point.
01:15The late Andrew Norfolk, whose fearless journalism brought peace of crimes to light.
01:21Baroness Casey for her review.
01:23And Charlie Peters, who has consistently been a voice for the voiceless.
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