Unbelievably Labour MPs burst into boos and chants of “shame” at Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp in the Commons yesterday during a debate on a national public inquiry into the rape gangs scandal. Philp called out Keir Starmer, referring to his remarks at the Prime Minister’s press conference yesterday, saying that “it is not far right to stand up for victims of mass rape”. The Labour lot weren’t impressed…
Philp doubled down on his remarks this morning, telling Guido:
“These out of touch Labour MPs seem to think backing Keir Starmer’s attempt to shut down debate and investigation into rape gangs is more important than getting to the truth. Wanting to stand up for rape victims is obviously not ’far right.’”
Meanwhile, Musk continues to attack Starmer over his record as DPP at the CPS, and the heat isn’t dying down. Whilst he was DPP, the CPS refused to prosecute two members of the Rochdale rape gang in 2009, despite damning evidence of abuse. Even worse, they treated a victim as a criminal, arresting her as a “co-conspirator.” It took 2 years for the CPS to admit their mistake, while GMP’s Chief Constable only issued a public apology years later in 2022…
Starmer himself has admitted to the CPS’s disgraceful failings. In 2012, he confessed to a “lack of understanding” about grooming gangs, saying “In a number of cases presented to us, particularly in cases involving groups, there’s clearly an issue of ethnicity that has to be understood and addressed. As prosecutors, we shouldn’t shy away from that.” By 2015, he admitted there was a “cultural inhibition” against prosecuting rape gangs while he was in charge. Decades of failure…
Meanwhile, the Tories say they will use parliamentary time tomorrow to force a vote on a new inquiry into rape gangs. Is His Majesty’s Official Opposition shaking off its slumber thanks to Elon Musk?
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”