Cabinet never discussed grooming gang inquiry when I was a member, says Nadine Dorries
Nadine Dorries has revealed the Tory cabinet never discussed a national inquiry into grooming gangs when she was a member – despite agitating for one now.
The former Culture Secretary squirmed as she was pressed over Conservative “political opportunism”. Kemi Badenoch will push for a vote in the Commons after seizing on the scandal, which has been in the spotlight following a furious tirade by Elon Musk.
But by doing so they would halt the progress of a Bill aimed at tackling child safety. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson branded this “absolutely sickening”.
Ms Dorries, who was Culture Secretary under Boris Johnson, said former Home Secretaries Dame Priti Patel and Suella Braverman had questions to answer about the inaction. She said a new inquiry into grooming gangs was never discussed when she was in Cabinet.
Asked why the Tories had not done it when they had the chance, she told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire: “That’s a good question.” She went on: “I was Culture Secretary, this didn’t even come anywhere near my desk.”
