Badenoch Defends 'Peasants' Remark on Grooming Gangs Amid Data Discrepancies
Kemi Badenoch defended her description of grooming gang perpetrators as "peasants" from specific Pakistani sub-communities, despite Sky News data indicating 85% of suspects in group-based child sexual abuse cases are white, and only 7% are Asian.
Badenoch Defends 'Peasants' Remark on Grooming Gangs Amid Data Discrepancies
Kemi Badenoch defended her description of grooming gang perpetrators as "peasants" from specific Pakistani sub-communities, despite Sky News data indicating 85% of suspects in group-based child sexual abuse cases are white, and only 7% are Asian.
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64% Bias Score
Police Prioritized Burglary Over Child Sex Abuse Cases to Meet Targets
A leaked report reveals that South Yorkshire Police prioritized burglary and robbery to meet Home Office targets in the 2000s, neglecting child sexual exploitation cases; despite knowing about perpetrators as early as 2001, they failed to act, allowing abuse to continue until 2016.
Police Prioritized Burglary Over Child Sex Abuse Cases to Meet Targets
A leaked report reveals that South Yorkshire Police prioritized burglary and robbery to meet Home Office targets in the 2000s, neglecting child sexual exploitation cases; despite knowing about perpetrators as early as 2001, they failed to act, allowing abuse to continue until 2016.
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48% Bias Score
Grooming Gang Survivor Highlights Continued UK Child Protection Failures
Nineteen-year-old Scarlett West details her experience as a victim of a British grooming gang in a new podcast, highlighting ongoing failures in the child protection system despite past efforts; her father, Marlon West, advocates for a public inquiry.
Grooming Gang Survivor Highlights Continued UK Child Protection Failures
Nineteen-year-old Scarlett West details her experience as a victim of a British grooming gang in a new podcast, highlighting ongoing failures in the child protection system despite past efforts; her father, Marlon West, advocates for a public inquiry.
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60% Bias Score
Grooming Gangs: Survivor's Story Exposes Systemic Failures
A new podcast details the harrowing experience of Scarlett West, a 19-year-old survivor of grooming gangs in the UK, highlighting systemic failures in child protection and prompting calls for a national inquiry.
Grooming Gangs: Survivor's Story Exposes Systemic Failures
A new podcast details the harrowing experience of Scarlett West, a 19-year-old survivor of grooming gangs in the UK, highlighting systemic failures in child protection and prompting calls for a national inquiry.
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56% Bias Score
UK Grooming Gang Scandal: Systemic Failures and Far-Right Rise
Between 1997 and 2013, over 1400 underage white girls in Rotherham, UK, were victims of organized child sexual exploitation by predominantly Pakistani-heritage men; authorities' inaction, fueled by fear of racism accusations, allowed the abuse to persist for years.
UK Grooming Gang Scandal: Systemic Failures and Far-Right Rise
Between 1997 and 2013, over 1400 underage white girls in Rotherham, UK, were victims of organized child sexual exploitation by predominantly Pakistani-heritage men; authorities' inaction, fueled by fear of racism accusations, allowed the abuse to persist for years.
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60% Bias Score
Calls Mount for UK-Wide Grooming Gang Inquiry
Amidst renewed calls from Labour MPs like Sarah Champion, whose Rotherham constituency suffered a major grooming scandal, the UK faces pressure for a national inquiry into grooming gangs, despite Sir Keir Starmer's resistance and the existing Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report.
Calls Mount for UK-Wide Grooming Gang Inquiry
Amidst renewed calls from Labour MPs like Sarah Champion, whose Rotherham constituency suffered a major grooming scandal, the UK faces pressure for a national inquiry into grooming gangs, despite Sir Keir Starmer's resistance and the existing Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report.
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56% Bias Score
IICSA Chair Condemns Political Exploitation of Child Sexual Abuse
Professor Alexis Jay criticized the political exploitation of child sexual abuse, citing the government's inadequate response to her inquiry's findings, which estimated that 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.
IICSA Chair Condemns Political Exploitation of Child Sexual Abuse
Professor Alexis Jay criticized the political exploitation of child sexual abuse, citing the government's inadequate response to her inquiry's findings, which estimated that 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.
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56% Bias Score
Three Jailed for 1990s Child Rape, Police Response Criticized
Three men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the rape of a 13-14 year old girl in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in the 1990s; the judge criticized authorities for treating the victims as responsible for their own abuse, while two of the perpetrators remain at large.
Three Jailed for 1990s Child Rape, Police Response Criticized
Three men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the rape of a 13-14 year old girl in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in the 1990s; the judge criticized authorities for treating the victims as responsible for their own abuse, while two of the perpetrators remain at large.
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36% Bias Score
UK Announces Grooming Gang Review Amidst Social Media Pressure
The UK government announced a nationwide review and five local inquiries into grooming gangs following weeks of public pressure and social media debate, particularly from Elon Musk, who called for a national statutory inquiry. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy denies the government was influenced by soci...
UK Announces Grooming Gang Review Amidst Social Media Pressure
The UK government announced a nationwide review and five local inquiries into grooming gangs following weeks of public pressure and social media debate, particularly from Elon Musk, who called for a national statutory inquiry. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy denies the government was influenced by soci...
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56% Bias Score
Government Announces Local Inquiries into Grooming Gangs
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced a nationwide review of grooming gang evidence, five government-backed local inquiries, and a national audit to examine gang demographics and cultural drivers, allocating £7 million in funding; this follows calls for a national inquiry but prioritizes implementi...
Government Announces Local Inquiries into Grooming Gangs
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced a nationwide review of grooming gang evidence, five government-backed local inquiries, and a national audit to examine gang demographics and cultural drivers, allocating £7 million in funding; this follows calls for a national inquiry but prioritizes implementi...
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52% Bias Score
Champion Calls for UK-Wide Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Labour MP Sarah Champion called for a national inquiry into Britain's child sexual abuse crisis, citing its endemic nature and lack of public trust in authorities; this follows similar calls from other Labour MPs and the Greater Manchester mayor, adding pressure on the Prime Minister and Labour lead...
Champion Calls for UK-Wide Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Labour MP Sarah Champion called for a national inquiry into Britain's child sexual abuse crisis, citing its endemic nature and lack of public trust in authorities; this follows similar calls from other Labour MPs and the Greater Manchester mayor, adding pressure on the Prime Minister and Labour lead...
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60% Bias Score
Champion Backs National Inquiry into Grooming Gangs
Labour MP Sarah Champion backs a national inquiry into grooming gangs following social media comments from Elon Musk and previous inquiries' recommendations, citing the need to restore faith in safeguarding systems and address the endemic nature of child sexual abuse in the UK.
Champion Backs National Inquiry into Grooming Gangs
Labour MP Sarah Champion backs a national inquiry into grooming gangs following social media comments from Elon Musk and previous inquiries' recommendations, citing the need to restore faith in safeguarding systems and address the endemic nature of child sexual abuse in the UK.
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44% Bias Score