Sir Keir Starmer triggered a backlash after he branded calls for a inquiry into grooming gangs as ‘amplifying what the far-Right are saying’
DAILY MAIL ONLINE | Published January 7, 2025
Keir Starmer was last night accused of ‘smear tactics’ after claiming those wanting an inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal were jumping on a ‘far-Right bandwagon’.
The Prime Minister triggered a furious backlash after saying Tory demands for an inquiry into the rape of thousands of white girls by gangs of predominantly Pakistani-origin men were ‘amplifying what the far-Right are saying’.
Sir Keir also angrily defended his record as Director of Public Prosecutions after Tesla tycoon Elon Musk suggested he was ‘complicit’ in the failure to tackle the abuse.
And he claimed Kemi Badenoch’s interventions on the issue showed she was ‘desperate for attention’.
The Tory leader hit back, accusing the PM of ‘applying Labour smear tactics from 20 years ago’.
She added: ‘That such a huge scandal could occur should prompt soul-searching not ranting that those of us who care about it are “the far-Right”.’
Mrs Badenoch revealed she will table a Commons amendment this week designed to force a vote on the need for an inquiry.
Former police detective Maggie Oliver, who helped blow the whistle on the scandal in Rochdale, said she was ‘incandescent with rage’ at the PM’s comments.
She told GB News: ‘I am no far-Right activist. I am a woman who gave 16 years of my life to the police and protecting children was No 1 priority in my life.
‘All the victims that I know and that we support have had their lives destroyed. To write them off as far-Right extremists is insulting in the extreme.’
Former home secretary James Cleverly warned that the PM’s comments risked inflaming public anger over the issue.
‘Accusing those who disagree with him, or who seek legitimate answers about repeated failures of child protection, as “far-Right” is deeply insulting and counterproductive. He is the best recruiting sergeant for extremism,’ Mr Cleverly said.
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Starmer condemned those ‘spreading lies and misinformation’ and accused Tory MPs of ‘amplifying what the far-right is saying’ on child sexual abuse
GB NEWS | Published January 7, 2025
Rochdale whistleblower Maggie Oliver has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, accusing him of “dodging the issue” by blaming far-right extremists for concerns over grooming gangs.
Speaking to GB News, Oliver dismissed Starmer’s recent defence as “empty words” and challenged him to “put his actions where his mouth is”.
The Labour Government is facing mounting pressure for a public inquiry into historical child sexual exploitation cases.
The Prime Minister insisted he would fight the “poison” from extremists, and claimed people demanding an inquiry are jumping on the “far-right bandwagon”.
The former detective, who resigned over the handling of the Rochdale grooming gang cases, directly challenged Starmer’s record as Director of Public Prosecutions.
“Blaming this problem on far-right extremists is actually dodging the issue. He was the Director of Public Prosecutions when I resigned from Rochdale,” Oliver said.
She revealed: “And I resigned because the charges that were being levelled at the predators and the abuses of those men.”
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SOURCE: www.gbnews.com
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