Labour, Tories, and Britain's Sordid Grooming Gang Saga: Decades of Silence and Inaction Explained

Prime Minister Starmer’s Labour Party has blocked a Tory-led push for a new probe into the so-called grooming gang scandal afflicting the UK, with a bill on the matter defeated 364-111 on Wednesday. What are grooming gangs? Is the government trying to hide or understate their significance? What’s at stake? Here’s what to know.