Wigan Council Votes for National Inquiry into Grooming Gang Scandal, Challenging Labour's Position

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Wigan Council Votes for National Inquiry into Grooming Gang Scandal, Challenging Labour's Position
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Wigan Council voted for a national inquiry into the grooming gang scandal, defying the Labour government's stance on local inquiries. This development could put pressure on Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper, as GB News anchors argue that the scale of the scandal necessitates a national investigation.

GB News anchors Miriam Cates and Ben Leo interrupted their program to deliver urgent breaking news potentially signaling trouble for Keir Starmer . Miriam informed viewers, 'Welcome back, we've got some breaking news. Wigan Council has voted for a national inquiry into the grooming gang scandal , breaking with the Labour government's opinion.' The broadcast then transitioned to political correspondent Charlie Peters, who reported that independent councillor Maureen O'Bern proposed the motion.

He explained that Labour councillors left the session, claiming it had run too long. Charlie continued, 'However, after significant pressure from the local area, they reorganised the motion for a full council meeting today and the motion was voted through unanimously.'Charlie confirmed the vote tally: 'So that's 64 Labour councillors, 10 independent councillors and one Conservative,' and highlighted that O'Bern wasn't allowed to speak during the meeting—an atypical procedure, as reported by the Express. Miriam expressed gratitude to Charlie and remarked, 'I'm sure we'll be hearing more on this. This really undermines the government's position that there should be local inquiries if even local authorities recognise this is inadequate.'Ben questioned the fallout from this development: 'What are the implications of this? Is this going to put pressure on Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper and the Labour government? Do they care?' Miriam clearly stated, 'They're going to have to.' She argued, 'Given how implicated so many local councils are in this scandal, it does seem ridiculous that these inquiries should be locally led because how can anybody local be objective?' Ben further commented, 'For me, it's just another example of how Starmer, who is at the top of the chain so I'll name him, just don't get it. They don't get the mood of the nation,' as he urged the Labour leadership to 'listen to the victims'. In related developments, Yvette Cooper announced an impending national three-month audit, to be headed by Dame Louise Casey, designed to investigate the 'cultural and societal drivers' behind child sexual exploitation. Cooper also assured that additional victims would have the opportunity to have their cases reopened for review

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