Twenty members of a grooming gang were today sentenced to a combined 277 years in prison for the brutal sexual abuse of children as young as 12 over a period of five years. The case has reignited the national debate about grooming gangs and the failures of authorities to protect vulnerable children.
The convictions came on the same day that the grooming gangs inquiry promised it will not shy away from the issue of race. Critics have long argued that political correctness led to the industrial-scale abuse of white working-class girls being ignored by police and social services for years.
Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting used his resignation speech to warn that Labour is losing the fight against nationalism and risks handing the keys to Number 10 to Reform UK unless the party changes course. His extraordinary outburst in Parliament marked one of the most dramatic moments of the current political session.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced criticism for proposals to cap supermarket prices on essential food items. Industry leaders labelled the plan as completely preposterous and supermarket communism, questioning how government intervention in food pricing could work in practice without creating shortages.