Philp: Govt is 'complicit' in grooming gangs cover up

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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says that the Labour government is "complicit" in the grooming gangs "cover up", because they have failed to start an inquiry into the crimes that have been committed despite promising to do so six months ago. Report by Ketchs. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Well, the government need to get on and hold this inquiry.

00:02They promised six months ago, half a year ago, to have an inquiry.

00:06They have done absolutely nothing since then.

00:09And by doing nothing, they are complicit in the cover-up of these appalling crimes.

00:14Young girls, as young as 10 years old, mainly young, white, vulnerable girls,

00:18were being abused by men of mainly Pakistani origin.

00:21And that was covered up by the police and by local councils

00:24because they cared more about so-called community relations

00:27than they did about protecting these victims.

00:30We need an inquiry to get to the truth.

00:32We forced the government into agreeing to one half a year ago.

00:35Since then, they have done absolutely nothing at all.

00:38They're letting down victims, and that is why we're publishing today

00:42our own terms of reference to try and get this moving.

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