In a shocking unfolding of events, the United Kingdom finds itself in a real concerning position where it seems that most of the Legislative members of its Parliament have decided to protect the Pakistani Muslim gangs accused of preying on young girls, some as young as 13.
A motion by the UK’s opposition Conservative Party on the 8th of January, to initiate a national inquiry into the grooming gangs was decisively rejected by the government led by the Labour Party in the House of Commons.
The proposed amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, designed to safeguard children from exploitation, was voted down with a vast majority of the 364 MPs opposing the inquiry with only 111 in favour.
The Conservatives have argued that a national inquiry was necessary to address the long standing concerns about grooming gangs in the UK. However, the government contending that the inquiry would delay critical measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which seeks to enhance child protection through stricter home-schooling regulations and changes to academics and private school governance.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed the Conservative proposal as a “wrecking amendment,” stating that the time for inquiries had passed and immediate action was needed to deliver justice for victims. He emphasised that previous investigations had already provided insights into the issues surrounding grooming gangs.
The motion, supported by 101 Conservatives, five Reform UK MPs, two from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and a handful of independents, fell short of the majority mark needed to get the amendment through. The Labour MPs uniformly opposed the proposal which was not surprising as the party has been notorious for pandering to the radical groups for vote bank considerations, and had issued whips to its leaders to vote against the amendment.
The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp condemned the government’s decision, calling Labour’s opposition to the inquiry “disgusting” and accusing them of ignoring the plight of victims. Shadow Equalities Minister Mims Davies also criticised the Liberal Democrats for abstaining, accusing them of inaction.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch argued that the government’s refusal could fuel public suspicions of a cover-up. She highlighted the need for a comprehensive national inquiry to address unresolved questions about racial and cultural motivations in grooming gang crimes.
The Labour Party has a history of turning a blind eye on the operating Pakistani Muslim Grooming Gangs in the country. Vote bank politics can be seen as the major reason behind the liberals defending the rape enablers. The Labour Party, which relies heavily on Pakistani-Muslim men as a crucial voting bloc, has always chosen to remain silent about these atrocities to safeguard its electoral support. Even though The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) revealed an 82% rise in online grooming offences over the past five years, the Labour government of the UK had rejected a plea by Oldham Council for a national inquiry into grooming gangs to maintain its strong Pakistani-origin voter base.
Back in 2017 Labour MP Sarah Champion was termed racist and even forced to resign from Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet after she revealed the Pakistani ethnicity of the perpetrators of Grooming Jihad. It must also be noted that the Current Prime Minister from the Labour party, Keir Starmer served as the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) from 2008 to 2013, a period when the grooming gangs operated with impunity.
Incidentally, before the UK elections, several Muslim groups had displayed a show of strength of their vote bank power to the Labour party, when it issued a list of 18 demands to the Keir Starmer led outfit. One of these demands included asking Labour party and its leaders to seek public apology for its stance on Gaza. Labour’s recent decision to shoot down a National Inquiry into Grooming Gang cases, clearly denying a call for Justice, is seen as another abject surrender to radical forces
