Grooming gang question
Kemi Badenoch begins by asking questions about the grooming gang inquiry. Reading a question from Fiona, one of the victims, she asked “what’s the point in speaking up if we’re just going to be called liars?”.
The PM thanks her for the question, and calls it one of the “worst scandals of our time”.
He adds: “I do acknowledge some members have decided to stay away from the panel.. Should they wish to return, the door will always be open. We owe it to them and the country to answer the questions they have raised. The inquiry will never be watered down”.
The PM also reveals Louise Casey will now support the work of the national grooming gangs scandal inquiry.