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MPs Demand London Inquiry into Child Grooming Gangs

3/11/2026

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Eleven MPs, including shadow home secretary Chris Philp, urge government to include London in its national inquiry into grooming gangs.
They demand action from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Mayor Sadiq Khan after a BBC investigation showing London girls exploited by gangs.
The government plans a national inquiry with terms due by March 31, while the Metropolitan Police report about 12,000 child sexual exploitation cases and train over 11,000 officers.

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Eleven MPs, including shadow home secretary Chris Philp, urge government to include London in its national inquiry into grooming gangs.
They demand action from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Mayor Sadiq Khan after a BBC investigation showing London girls exploited by gangs.
The government plans a national inquiry with terms due by March 31, while the Metropolitan Police report about 12,000 child sexual exploitation cases and train over 11,000 officers.