another places... walking around rotherham another places. . ._ walking around rotherham another placesanother places... which is why. we need the action. absolutely, and that is _ we need the action. absolutely, and that is what _ we need the action. absolutely, and that is what i _ we need the action. absolutely, and that is what i wish - we need the action. absolutely, and that is what i wish all- and that is what i wish all political parties could focus on the prevention and prosecution... on the prevention and prosecution. . .- on the prevention and prosecution... we certainly don't need _ prosecution... we certainly don't need a _ prosecution... we certainly don't need a long-runningl don't need a long—running inquiry, if we need action. it just needs to be done. that is plain the obvious to everyone. just finally, what do you do with a problem like elon musk? what i would say is, online crime, sorry, online child abuse specifically but online crime, is a massive issue, and elon musk is perfectly positioned to do some thing about that, so i would give him my full backing and i'm s

the rotherham mp, sarah champion and the rochdale mp, paul vaughan.ion and the rochdale mp, paulvaughan. 0thersenior sarah champion and the rochdale mp, paul vaughan. other senior labour figures, the manchester mayor, andy burnham havejoined figures, the manchester mayor, andy burnham have joined the cause saying they would support a limited new inquiry and we are expecting the home secretary to announce those details very shortly, but let's go to westminster and our political correspondent alex forsyth. giant —— just outline what we expect from the home secretary? it is just outline what we expect from the home secretary?— home secretary? it is scant details at the moment _ home secretary? it is scant details at the moment and _ home secretary? it is scant details at the moment and yvette - home secretary? it is scant details at the moment and yvette cooperl home secretary? it is scant detailsl at the moment and yvette cooper is sat in the house of commons divorce against her feet but the broad expectation issue will announce locally led inquiry a se

, telford and a — including rotherham, telford and a seven—year review. including rotherham, telfordlabour says that tories _ and a seven-year review. labour says that tories didn't _ and a seven-year review. labour says that tories didn't put - and a seven-year review. labour says that tories didn't put in - says that tories didn't put in place recommendations of that review, the conservatives argued it wasn't robust enough. the task force that rishi sunak set up — the task force that rishi sunak set up has _ the task force that rishi sunak set up has led _ the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to— the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over- the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over 500 - setup has led to over 500 arrests_ setup has led to over 500 arrests of— set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang _ set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang rape - arrests of gang rape perpetrators - arrests of gang rape perpetrators and - arrests of gang rape - perpetrators and uncovered arrests of gang rape _ perpetrators and uncovered this prohiem — perpetra

the rotherham re ort secretary shortly. the rotherham report pulled _ secretary shortly.t the - report pulled out notjust the corruption locally but also the extent to which fears of being accused of being racist or upsetting community cohesion were disrupting or intimidating people from coming forward. we've got no time for that, we want to deal with those problems too, and we will. we will do that by delivering real change, notjust by talking about it, and to be honest, there has been far too much time and attention given to what one person in another country has got to say. we are more interested in what victims in this country need us to do, working with victims to make sure that they get the justice they deserve, and make sure that other people don't find themselves being victims of the worst kinds of crimes in our society. victims of the worst kinds of crimes in our society-— in our society. let's talk about our in our society. let's talk about your plans _ in our society. let's talk about your plans for _ in our society. let's talk about your plans for the _ in our

none of the rotherham police have been sacked, none of the rotherham social workers have been sackedcouncil workers for what was clearly failing. the biggest question in public life, is what did you know when did you know? we want to know who knew what and when and who did what and why? the conservative government also turned down a call for a national public inquiry partly because when she was home secretary theresa may set up an inquiry into child sexual abuse historically so she would argue i've already set up one... and it didn't look at this and the person that carried out that inquiry did make a very long list of recommendations of what to do about this. and she has pointed out since that the conservatives did not follow up on any of them. what we have also been trying to to this week is, nigel farage, beyond the substance of the issue of an inquiry which we talked quite a lot about yesterday. the question of nigel farage is notjust about inquiry comic for him it's a different one. it is his high voltage friendship with elon musk, who has a huge megaphone that he is using back—

i believed it was in rotherham and telford and other towns.ware of the inquiry had excluded a huge number of witnesses who wanted to make statements, including people like maggie oliver, the police turned detective and whistle—blower. she detective and whistle-blower. she ave a lot detective and whistle-blower. she gave a lot of _ detective and whistle—blower. she gave a lot of evidence to the greater manchester review commissioned by andy burnham. she also has a commissioned by andy burnham. sue: also has a huge amount commissioned by andy burnham. s12 also has a huge amount of experience and knowledge on what has taken place and she should have been the first person to be on the evidence list for a national inquiry and she wasn't. tomorrow the conservatives will force a vote in parliament. kai also said the inquiry _ force a vote in parliament. kai also said the inquiry was _ force a vote in parliament. kai also said the inquiry was further - said the inquiry was further reaching than grooming gangs and i think a national inquiry and what ha

and rotherham was completely carpeted. wales has also received some of the thickest snowfall where police have advised against any non—essential travel. here in yorkshire we woke up to very beautiful scenes, but it's very treacherous on the pavement and especially in places on the roads and warnings, of course, to take care if you have to head out. many are enjoying the snow here, but some are worried about their journeys ahead. it was actually quite exciting because i love doing snowballs with my sister, but it's a bit hard because we're going today and we don't want it to be too icy. well, i'm not enjoying it very much at all. i want to get the train, but the trains are delayed. so, the weather, eh? in nearby harrogate, the snow ploughs have been out, but people have already had their travel plans disrupted. we're going to stay put. we've been driving from scotland down to brighton and we stopped off last night. looked at the weather forecast. but we're going to stay put, just enjoy the weather and then just travel safel

included an investigation into grooming gangs, there have been other local inquiries, including in rotherhamdren were sexually exploited between 1997 and 2013, predominantly by men of pakistani heritage. in telford in shropshire, there were more than 1,000 girls abused by gangs of men over decades, and the evidence was ignored. and last year, 0ldham council called for a public inquiry into grooming, but was told to commission a local review instead, as in rotherham and telford. ed thomas has more from 0ldham. for decades, grooming gangs and the failures of those meant to protect children have shamed towns and 0ldham is no different. and i'm answering that directly because i want that... it's divided local politics. you haven't answered the question. apologies by the council and police have come and gone, and... for that i am truly sorry. but still, many here believe the full story is yet to be told. i think it's all been covered up. and will we ever get to know the truth? do you feel like there's more still to be heard? oh, 100%, yeah. it has been looked into in 0ldham, hasn't it? no, not as

a public inquiry into grooming, but was told to commission a local review instead, like those in rotherhamre from oldham. for decades, grooming gangs and the failures of those meant to protect children have shamed towns, and oldham is no different. and i'm answering that directly because... abuse has divided local politics... you haven't answered the question! ..as apologies by the council and police have come and gone. and for that, i am truly sorry. but still, many here believe the full story is yet to be told. i think it's all been covered up. and will we ever get to know the truth? do you feel like there's more still to be heard? oh, 100%, yeah. it has been looked into in oldham, hasn't it? no, no, not as far as i'm concerned. as a mother and a grandmother, no. it's been swept under the carpet for years. i would you support a national inquiry? 100%. why is that? because it's disgraceful. in 2022, an independent report found that greater manchester police and oldham councilfailed to protect children from grooming and sexual exploitation. this report heard from one child who was abused a

rotherham was completely carpeted. north wales has also received some of the thickest of us police has advised against any nonessential travel. here in yorkshire, we woke up to a very beautiful scenes but it is very checked treacherous on the pavements and there are warnings to take care if you have to head out. many are enjoying the snow here but many are worried about their journeys ahead. it was very exciting because i love doing is nobles of my sister but it is nobles of my sister but it is a bit hard because you are going to date and we do not want it to be too icy. i’m going to date and we do not want it to be too icy. i'm not enjoying _ want it to be too icy. i'm not enjoying it — want it to be too icy. i'm not enjoying it very _ want it to be too icy. i'm not enjoying it very much - want it to be too icy. i'm not enjoying it very much a - want it to be too icy. i'm not enjoying it very much a tool| want it to be too icy. i'm not| enjoying it very much a tool i want — enjoying it very much a tool i want to— enjo

this was rotherham in south yorkshire this morning.here was snowfall in parts of wales too, where people in some areas were warned not to make non—essentialjourneys. but in the worst—affected areas, the drifts will need to be cleared tomorrow, along with checks on livestock which may be huddled beneath them. danny savage reporting there. meanwhile, the us is bracing for a huge winter storm that could see the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in decades. five states have declared a state of emergency, but at least 25 more are under weather alerts as the storm is expected to begin in the centre of the country before spreading eastwards. our north america correspondent rowan bridge is following developments and told us the latest on conditions across the us. it really depends where you are in the united states. if you are somewhere like kansas, the weather conditions are pretty dire. the national weather service is warning of treacherous and potentially life—threatening conditions. talking of a white out. what you have is a combi

from rotherham to 0ldham, and telford, the children who were sexually abused and raped by grooming gangse but more than two years after a public enquiry that was described as a watershed by the previous government, its recommendations are yet to be implemented. never say they will now do it. these crimes have not been taken seriously for far too long and far too many children have been fail of that is why this government is determined to act, strengthening the law, taking forward recommendations from independent inquiries, supporting stronger police action and protection for victims. there is no excuse for anyone not to take these crimes seriously. anyone not to take these crimes seriousl . ., , seriously. the government says it will introduce _ seriously. the government says it will introduce mandatory - it will introduce mandatory reporting, that is professional and criminal sanctions with anyone working with children who fails to report or covers up who fails to report or covers up child sexual abuse. grooming will also become an aggravating factor in child sexual offences which could

here's what he told me. >> what was happening in rotherham is happening in every town and city in in england that has a sizable pakistani community. and for four years we have been asking for the research to be carried out, to understand why that is the case. there have been some very high profile criminal prosecutions in the past couple of years because since we started writing about this, there's been a real change in the way authorities have been approaching it and tackling it, trying to protect the victims, trying to bring offenders to account. but until we actually understand why this crime has put down such deep roots in, in, in various communities, we're never going to actually prevent it from happening. >> can you address the issue, mr.. katwala, of the minority aspect of this? because, again, this whole anti-immigration frenzy is suggesting that it's, by and large, you know, moslem against, you know, christian white in this country. >> the data was very poor. and the inquiry said we need to collect much data. there are grooming gangs from all backgrounds, and there are large

there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, including in rotherham, in 201a, in telfordt in 2022. labour says the tories didn't put in place the recommendations of that review. the conservatives argue it wasn't robust enough. the grooming gangs task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang rape perpetrators but has also uncovered this problem has not finished. for those reasons, that's why it's important we have a proper national statutory inquiry looking at all of this. take over, elon. when donald trump returns to the white house later this month, elon musk will be with him. his influence will increase even more — a development that will be watched closely by politicians here, who are now dealing with the tricky consequences of his unpredictable interventions. indirect talks between israel and hamas aimed at securing a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages are continuing in qatar. there are fresh differences between the two sides — after a hamas official said the group approved a list of 3a israeli hostages to be returned as part of an

rotherham — one of many towns where hundreds of girls were raped and abused by gangs, mostly men of southice and child protection agencies there. its author says politicians now seizing on the issue are ignoring the victims. certainly we've been very unhappy about the politicisation of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse, and the way that many people, sometimes in a very uninformed way, have waded into the argument. professorjay went on to chair a seven—year inquiry which delivered its findings two years ago. she said another national inquiry would be another delay. i think the time has passed for more inquiries. we have had enough inquiries, consultations and discussions, especially for those victims and survivors who have had the courage to come forward, and there are many of them, not simply in child sexual exploitation, and they clearly want action. and we have set out what action is required, and people should just get on with it, locally and nationally. her independent inquiry into abuse recommended, in 2022, it be mandatory for child abuse to be reported to authorities

rotherham — one of many towns where hundreds of girls were raped and abused by gangs, mostly men of southve been very unhappy about the politicisation of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse, and the way that many people, sometimes in a very uninformed way, have waded into the argument. professorjay went on to chair a seven—year inquiry which delivered its findings two years ago. she said another national inquiry would be another delay. i think the time has passed for more inquiries. we have had enough inquiries, consultations and discussions, especially for those victims and survivors who have had the courage to come forward, and there are many of them, not simply in child sexual exploitation, and they clearly want action. and we have set out what action is required, and people should just get on with it, locally and nationally. her independent inquiry into abuse recommended, in 2022, it be mandatory for child abuse to be reported to authorities, and it be a criminal offence if those in a position of trust didn't report abuse. there were more points, too, including the need f

horrific sexual abuse of vulnerable girls by gangs, often of asian men, in towns like 0ldham, rochdale, rotherhamrged this week because, as you say, from that criticism orfrom elon musk, the billionaire owner of x, he said, as you mentioned, jess phillips was a rape genocide apologist and should be in prison, particularly for her refusal to launch a national inquiry. wes streeting, the shadow health secretary, her labour colleague, was asked what he made of of elon musk�*s comments earlier. disgraceful smear of a great woman who has spent her life supporting victims of the kind of violence that elon musk and others say they're against. and it's all very well sitting there... and i'm notjust talking about musk, i'm talking about armchair critics on social media. it's all very easy to sit there and fire off something in haste and click send. when people like keir starmer and jess phillips have done the hard yards of actually locking up wife beaters, rapists, paedophiles. just explain if you can though, harry, what the situation is with terms of the public inquiries and what labour have done on this

there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, sexual abuse, including in rotherham, telford022. labour says that tories didn't put in place recommendations of that review, the conservatives argued it wasn't robust enough. the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over- 500 arrests of gang rape - perpetrators and uncovered, this problem has not finished. for those reasons, it's- important we have a proper national inquiry looking at all of this. _ when donald trump returns to the white house later, elon musk will be with him. his influence will increase more — a development that will be watched closely by politicians who are now dealing with the tricky consequences of his unpredictable interventions. earlier i spoke to veteran uk political correspondent michael crick, who is the author of �*0ne party after another: the disruptive life of nigel farage�*. i asked him how influential musk is when it comes to uk politics. i don't think anything... 0n next as you call his business, is going to be any different. but this row with farage is interesting because the talk, he w

"rotherham," no mention. nick, i wrote about this, last year. "0ldham," no mention.for doing so. "child sexual abuse," no mention, mrjenrick, "child rape," no mention. you have not raised — or have you? — please correct me if my search is wrong — the issue of mass gang rape and child sexual abuse that you are so energised about, you have no evidence you raised it as a ministerand no evidence you have raised it in the house of commons. i wrote about this last year and was criticised by the media for doing so. what the conservatives now say is that mass migration, over which they presided, has allowed millions of people from what they call "alien cultures" to come here with what they call "medieval views of women." it's a view shared by elon musk and by nigel farage. ministers are relieved that the woman who's investigated child abuse is telling them all — stop talking, get doing. nick robinson, bbc news. and you can see more on all of this with victoria derbyshire on newsnight — including the full interview with the labour minister jess philips on bbc two shortly. tha

abuse solicitor david greenwood, who has worked on a team representing more than 100 survivors in rotherhamn, where's this been? pretty forthcoming with his statement in the guardian. he's reiterated it on x. is it rhetoric too inflammatory right now. are we, you know offending pakistani communities. are we tarring them all with the same brush. >> well i think this this this wes streeting is blowing the whole thing out of proportion to compare the situation with a potentially causing a massacre like we saw in in new zealand is way out of proportion. >> the last i knew of the law, we had freedom of speech in this country. we can exercise it how we like so long as we don't break the law. there are laws against inflaming racial hatred, and i'm sure that the police will clamp down on people in the same way that they did with the woman who made some awful comments about the stockport issue. and we'll we'll arrest people and lock them up if they break the law. i think i think he's gone way over the top with this. yeah. it's fair to say that that the grooming gangs issue has been an issue for a lo

quick look at that telford report, which came out last year, and i compared it with the report in rotherham casey had done in the 20 tens. louise casey again, and they're two very, very, very different documents like the louise casey report sort of names people and bad cultures in the council and is quite explicit about the race issue. bullying amongst the council and dysfunction amongst the council and that led to councillors standing down. you read the telford report, it's very techie. it's much more wonkish, it's much more procedural and it doesn't have the sort of it doesn't have the sort of visceral political ness of it. now, that's what's important about this, because i think it depends what the government and others are trying to achieve here. and i think the government's argument agree with this or not, is that for them, this is about trying to change things, change processes, you know, implement the recommendations of that report. they view the telford report of having effected change, you know, prevent these kind of things happening. there are others, i think, who feel quite stron

came across a 40 year old man asleep in front of a car, which he had hit the side of a house in rotherham. temporary roads policing inspector brandon brown said we are releasing this footage on new year's eve to show road users just how dangerous drink driving can be. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to emily for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to. >> gbnews.com/alerts. >> gbnews.com/alerts. >> welcome back to jennie bond tonight with me emily carver. happy new year's eve to you at home now, one of the biggest thorns in the side of sir keir starmer since his record tax raising budget has been the farmers. a number of disruptive protests have unravelled across the country in recent months, and the government still continues to show absolutely no sign of wavering on its decision to impose inheritance tax on farms, the family farm tax rate and the farmers show no signs of stopping. could it be that 2025 is the year of the farmers revolt across the country? farmers have begun lighting their beacons to

there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, including in rotherham, in 2014, in telfordtions of that review. the conservatives argue it wasn't robust enough. the grooming gangs task force that |rishi sunak set up has led to overl 500 arrests of gang rape _ perpetrators but has also uncovered this problem has not finished. i for those reasons, that's why it's. important we have a proper national statutory inquiry looking at all of this. _ take over, elon. when donald trump returns to the white house later this month, elon musk will be with him. his influence will increase even more — a development that will be watched closely by politicians here, who are now dealing with the tricky consequences of his unpredictable interventions. the red carpet is rolled out for the first big film awards of the season — with the 82nd golden globes in los angeles about to kick off. emilia perez, wicked, and conclave are all in the running for top prizes. a win at the globes can boost a film's profile just as bafta and oscar voters are preparing to make their nominations. these are the live

there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, including in rotherham in 201a, in telfordmplemented by the last government. the conservatives argue the review was not robust enough. they denied playing politics with the issue. the grooming gangs task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang rape perpetrators, but has also uncovered this problem has not finished and that's why it's — because of those reasons — that's why it's so important we now have a proper national statutory inquiry looking at all of this. injust over two weeks, elon musk will be part of trump's us government, increasing his already enormous influence. but it's his interventions in british politics that worry labour ministers here, whether and how they respond could dominate the weeks ahead. harry farley, bbc news. six days of events to mark the funeral of the 39th us presidentjimmy carter have begun in his home state, georgia. these are live pictures from the state capital atlanta, where his body will lie in state until it's taken to washington on tuesday — ahead of his burial o

gangs were systematically targeting underage girls in rotherham.he gangs were organised and violent. 115 year old girl was sexually assaulted with a broken bottle. a 13 year old was found drinking vodka in a house full of men after neighbours reported her screams. even when risky business reported the abuse to the authorities, nothing was done. but they did offer a 12 year old victim language lessons in the punjabi and urdu used by her abusers . in the punjabi and urdu used by her abusers. to find out what that was like. i needed to speak to one of the victims. >> i think it all started when i started secondary school. i was actually targeted and bullied and i met this female on the street and considered, well, she were really 30 years older than myself. naively, i started going to her flat and after a while i was locked in there for ten weeks. >> the woman who lured elizabeth to the flat was already a person of interest to the police. she was known by up to four different aliases. she had once set up a fake rape crisis centre and a fake hotline to

and what actually happened in rotherham in 2005.e councillors were told grooming was going on when the times started reporting it. the rotherham, the labour run council, said it was murdoch lies and some of those people, some of those councillors who went to the seminar in 2005 who said there's grooming going on and then later denied it was going on, were still councillors until 2024. labour representatives in the area and i wrote to keir starmer six times, an mp, saying these people should not be councillors. and do you know how many times keir starmer in that time responded to me and cared about it? not once. not once. so this is labour doing nothing. they're clearly not caring for our girls. >> i mean, i one of the reasons i joined the call for a national inquiry and said, i try and raise the money and find some independent people to run it. you know, twofold really. one, i don't think the victims have ever been listened to properly or even believed. frankly, that's one of the worst aspects of this. they simply weren't believed.

>> welcome to rotherham, tom and emily.tion here is known to many as having it's beautiful views over the town behind me. but who knows? to those who know the full history of this town, this area was also a grooming abuse hotspot. like many parts of this town in south yorkshire, children were taken here away from the eyes of the authorities and the police and they were abused by gangs of men. in some cases, when the police did see children being abused, they did nothing. in some of the most appalling cases, when the police saw children being abused and those trying to intervene, they arrested the parents instead of the abusers. earlier today, i spoke with jack, one of the brave fathers of a survivor from this south yorkshire abuse scandal. he told me what his experience was like and also what he hopes will happen later today in parliament. jack, your daughter was being abused by gangs and the police were doing nothing. but they did come for you. what happened when you tried to save her from an abuse den? >>i den? >> i was a

we're live throughout the show in rotherham. >> yes. and in other news, rachel reeves is absolutely nowhere to be seen today as she fails to turn up in parliament to address increasing bond market turmoil. this, as the cost of government debt soars beyond the levels reached under liz truss and the pound plunges. >> sunset boulevard in ruins as the iconic hollywood sign faces complete destruction, as firefighters admit they have zero chance of containing the flames that have engulfed los angeles. we're live on the ground as 130,000 people are now evacuated, and in the last few minutes, foreign secretary david lammy has unveiled the world's first sanctions regime to tackle people smuggling gangs. >> this comes ahead of a bilateral meeting between starmer, keir starmer and emmanuel macron. later on today we'll be live in westminster. >> yes, also throughout the show today, looking at the concerning situation in the financial markets, the cost of government debt, the highest in decades now, the pound plunging and an urgent question in the h

significantly rotherham, an area significantly impacted by grooming gangs rape gangs, has announced her support for a national inquiry into those grooming gangs. could the backing from miss champion tilt the prime minister into announcing that full blown national inquiry will have full reaction throughout the show to this astonishing breaking news line.7 and earlier today, sir keir starmer refused to say if rachel reeves will still be the chancellor at the next general election, adding he had complete confidence in my team. that normally follows your losing yourjob in normally follows your losing your job in football at normally follows your losing yourjob in football at any your job in football at any rate. well. kemi badenoch claims that reeves is clinging on by her fingernails, and reform claimed the prime minister is distancing himself from reeves. is the writing on the wall for the reportedly depressed chancellor .7 and an exclusive gb chancellor? and an exclusive gb news report has exposed outrageous plans to dig up war graves in british cemeteries, including those of world war i

now labour mps from both rochdale and rotherham are demanding a full rape gang inquiry. also tonight, to be careful of encouraging people to think they've got some sort of condition other than, you know, simply confronting the challenges of life. you won't hear me say this very often. is tony blair right? he says that too many people are playing the mental health card. i've got two tv psychologists who vehemently disagree. >> plus, it's just disgusting. you know, people want answers. we should be able to have them in just a few moments time. >> i'll be making a huge announcement about support for victims of pakistani rape gangs alongside maggie oliver. and it involves you. so watch this space and more migration madness. i'm afraid a jamaican rapist can't be deported because he claims he's bisexual, despite there being no evidence of him dating men. but in other news, trans women are women. >> but in the prison context, there is no automatic right for a trans woman. there are contexts where a trans woman is not a woman. no there is. there is. >> nicola sturgeon has announ

charlie joined us again from rotherham. the dust is settling on the votes.vivors cruelly were denied the inquiry they so sorely want. and you have fresh revelations from a survivor on that point. charlie, tell us more. >> well, martin, before we get to that important voice, let's start with some breaking news, because the labour mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has broken with the party line to call this afternoon for a limited national inquiry into the grooming gang scandal. andy burnham, speaking to bbc radio in greater manchester in the last hour, saying that at the end of that debate last night he heard that ministers were open to calls for a national inquiry, despite voting down that bill 364 votes against. but he said that he wants to add his own voice to that conversation. he said i do think there is a case for a limited national inquiry that draws on reviews like the one that i commissioned and the one we've seen in rotherham, the one we've seen in rotherham, the one we've seen in telford, to draw out some of these national issues, he goes

it comes after the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, joined growing calls for a full investigation, saying nothing less will restore faith in our safeguarding systems and some breaking news. two women have been charged with criminal damage afterjust been charged with criminal damage after just stop been charged with criminal damage afterjust stop oil damage after just stop oil protesters spray painted charles darwin's grave in westminster abbey. the climate activists marked the slogan 1.5 is dead in chalk paint on the 19th century biologist's grave. at about 9:30 am. yesterday. the met police a.m. yesterday. the met police said 66 year old alison lee and 77 year old diane bligh will appear at westminster magistrates court on the 11th and 12th of february. those are the latest gb news headlines. more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good morning. welcome to britain's newsroom live across the uk with me, bev turner and andrew pierce. >> well, the opposition leader, kemi

it's a pakistani rape gang special from 10:00 pm will be live in rotherham with charlie peters, who's on your screens right now. and i've got a box office panel of tory miriam cates reforms. matt goodwin, labour mp barry gardiner, who voted against an inquiry, and human rights campaigner peter tatchell, who i think has some interesting questions to answer. we're also going to be asking is this worth it? it.7 >> it? >> and i'm saying it to my husband. i'm saying, is it, you know, you know, like you, but it's just a process. you have to go through each and every time. >> does jess phillips have to go.7 >> go? >> the assumptions that were made included the assumption that a victim of child sexual abuse will swiftly report what has happened to them, to the police. >> is starmer responsible for a cover up? during his time as director of public prosecutions? >> which must also be investigated from a criminal perspective? yes, given that it was a clear attempt to stir up religious hatred, is the fear of being called islamophobic. >> stopping a full inquiry now? >> stopping a full inquiry now

that comes as also this afternoon, the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, has called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. in a statement posted to x, the mp said that local inquiries do not have the power to compel witnesses or evidence and would not satisfy the public concern of cover ups. over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for an inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. meanwhile, sir keir starmer says he's completely confident in his team, with his spokesman saying this afternoon that rachel reeves will stay on as chancellor until the next general election following turmoil in the markets. the pm's official spokesman added that sir keir starmer has full confidence in rachel reeves, and he will be working with her for the whole of the parliament. in the whole of the parliament. in the past week, there's been a drop in the pound and an increase in borrowing costs, with downing street saying nothing is off the table as government departments consider where to cut

there was the crowther report and in rotherham, alexis jay led her own team. but another reason why it's not surprising is because i imagine it would throw up plenty of pretty concerning things for labour to reflect on, in part because they've been in charge of that borough for a long time up until may of this year. but also, i mean, reflecting on this decision to not push forward for a government led inquiry. i mean, we can reveal that jess phillips made this decision in october, but the request went in in july. i think one of the main problems that the minister for safeguarding has is that she ignored this request for over three months and had to apologise very deeply in her letter, which this channel has seen exclusively. when she reached out to the executive of oldham council. so it is a troubling story for labour. but isuppose troubling story for labour. but i suppose what they didn't expect and what i didn't expect when i wrote the story, is that it would spark this almost international conversation. we've had elon musk getting involved in this story, bu

exploitation in rotherham between 1997 in 2013.up with— 1997 in 2013. the statistic it came up with is— 1997 in 2013. the statistic it came up with is shocking more than 1400 chiidren— up with is shocking more than 1400 children had been exploited in that period _ children had been exploited in that period of— children had been exploited in that period of time. that led to national headlines— period of time. that led to national headlines but also international headlines, and it was a major factor in the _ headlines, and it was a major factor in the setting up of the jay report. as we _ in the setting up of the jay report. as we know, that report was released back as we know, that report was released hack in— as we know, that report was released back in 2022 and mandatory reporting was one _ back in 2022 and mandatory reporting was one of— back in 2022 and mandatory reporting was one of the things it asked for, but also _ was one of the things it asked for, but also said there needed to be a greater— but also said there needed to b

independent inquiry into child sexual abuse and the first local independent inquiry into grooming gangs in rotherham. professorjay�*s strongest message to us was that the survivors who bravely testified to terrible crimes committed against them must not be left to feel that their efforts were in vain because despite all the inquiries, no one listened and nothing was done. following those discussions i therefore want to update the house on our next steps, but to take forward inquiry recommendations and to go further in tackling sexual exploitation and grooming both on the streets and online to keep children safe. the independent national inquiry into child sexual abuse completed its final report in 2020. it took seven years, hard to several thousand personal testimonies and considered 2 million pages of evidence. they were devastating accounts of brutal rapes, sexual violence, humiliation, trauma, the trailer vulnerable children by those charged with protecting them, and people in position of power who simply put the reputation of institutions before the protection of children. the inquiry included s

the alexis aj report did not cover rotherham. that or oldham 1507

critics, including the journalist who expose the rotherham grooming scandal, also say another inquiry won't help victims get justice. in other news, police are hunting for a killer after 14 year old boy was stabbed to death in south—east london in what's being called a horrendous crime. the teenager was attacked on a bus in woolwich on tuesday afternoon and died shortly after medics arrived at the scene. no arrests have been made so far, but cordons and road closures remain in place as enquiries continue. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has called the stabbing heartbreaking and said it has no place in the city of london. it comes just a day after an unrelated stabbing left another 18 year old man fighting for his life in the same area. well, let's turn to the latest developments over in the united states, where a state of emergency has been declared as massive wildfires are sweeping through los angeles in california, forcing thousands to flee those flames, firefighters are battling fierce winds that are battling fierce winds that are turning homes into what can be best described as r

she's the mp for rotherham.y extraordinarily involved in what is arguably the one of 1 or 2 top, sort of top grooming hotspots, as they put it, rather a tactlessly. but and she has now said that she thinks a national inquiry would be appropriate. and, and so that's perhaps put things back into place. obviously, you know, this has all come out of nowhere just due to the strange confluence of social media. fraser nelson, writing a pro multicultural charlie on charlie on gb news keeping the pot boiling. yeah. and i don't think anyone was like planning for it. i really think he filled the pot, didn't he? yes. yeah. no. it's interesting to me that she's from rotherham because i didn't know you. i don't know whether that means that she's more likely to want the inquiry or less. well, i think she certainly is willing to go there. as they say, she's not somebody who's who's going to be easily shut up or intimidated by fears of political correctness or community tensions and so on. and it's interesting. i mean, i think a

it comes after the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, joined growing calls for a full investigation, saying nothing less will restore faith in our safeguarding systems. now the people of los angeles are bracing for stronger winds as wildfires continue raging, with at least 24 people killed and more than 100,000 told to evacuate. l.a. mayor karen bass said urgent preparations are being made ahead of near hurricane force winds, predicted to peak today. authorities also announced nine people were arrested for looting and one for arson. in other news, newly released m15 files reveal that queen elizabeth ii was not briefed about a spy in the royal household for nearly a decade. sir anthony blunt played a double life, passing intelligence to the kgb during world war ii as a senior m15 officer, but was allowed to keep his position amid fears of a major scandal if the truth came out. now these files have been released by the national archives, including the queen's response when she was finally told the full story in the 19705. told the full story in the 1970s. she was characteristically un

. >> ten years ago, two reports by alexis jay and louise casey in rotherham found that 1400 childrenere sexually exploited, raped by multiple perpetrators, trafficked across other towns, abducted, beaten, threatened with guns. even children who had been doused in petrol. girls as young as 11 who were raped and their reports identified. then a decade ago, a failure to confront pakistani heritage gangs and, quote, a widespread perception that they should downplay the ethnic dimensions. >> in other news, police say a man's body has been recovered from an area of flooding in nonh from an area of flooding in north yorkshire. police believe the man may have entered the water in the last 24 to 48 hours. the man is described as white in his early 50s to 60s with short brown hair, and he was wearing a multi—coloured knitted jumper. well, that's his. two major incidents have been declared and more than 100 people have been rescued as floodwater. inundates, lincolnshire and leicestershire. yellow warnings for snow and ice are in effect across large parts of the uk, as flooding and snow caused d

. >> ten years ago, two reports by alexis jay and louise casey in rotherham found that 1400 childrene sexually exploited, raped by multiple perpetrators, trafficked across other towns, abducted, beaten, threatened with guns. even children who had been doused in petrol. girls as young as 11 who were raped and their reports identified. then a decade ago, a failure to confront pakistani heritage gangs and, quote, a widespread perception that they should downplay the ethnic dimensions. >> a 39 year old man has been charged with sending malicious communications to the safeguarding minister, amid criticism from elon musk. devon and cornwall police says jack bennett has been charged with three counts of malicious communications. the messages were sent between april last year and january this year involving three victims. while commenting on the criticism of mr phillips from elon musk, the home secretary says the minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls has dedicated her career to tackling sexual violence and abuse and to being a voice for victims and survivors of the m

it mentions rotherham once. and you're right, it was very, very broad.is going to have to shift on this isn't he. >> he certainly will. it's absolutely necessary. and it's absolutely necessary. and it's absolutely necessary. and it's absolutely necessary that we don't go on about the party politics on this, that there has been a reluctance to engage with the truth over 20 years. right. this is disgracing our nation. >> is this because people can't accept that? i mean, let's remember back to 97. yeah, let's think what peter mandelson and others, tony blair and others were saying. >> i mean, the new ambassador to washington, well, we'll see whether trump wants him gone up to trump, whether he has, you know what, in a way it is, though, isn't it? well, i think it would be wise to pursue that, but. >> well, yeah. but you know, they all talked about diversity as if diversity for its own sake was a good thing. and we all accept diversity actually can be accept diversity actually can be a very good thing. but provided it comes with a degree of integration as we

in other news, gb news can exclusively reveal the prime minister ignored a rotherham whistleblower jayne senior. s bullying complaint after she exposed child abuse and corruption while he was leader of the opposition in 2020. gb news national reporter charlie peters reports. >> we've seen correspondence sent by sir keir starmer's office that simply says unfortunately, we won't be able to facilitate a meeting. oh, but here is an online form for processing complaints. but fundamentally, i think what we've seen as a political reaction to this story, with both kemi badenoch from the conservatives and rupert lowe from reform and plenty of other commentators as well, they're all saying that, well, jayne senior did have that national hero status. she was being bullied. why didn't you take the time to meet with her, especially considering the reputation and fear that people had around the labour party and the csc scandal and all the cover ups.7 >> well, a labour party spokesperson has responded to the claims, saying all complaints are treated seriously and thoroughly assessed in line with our ru

gb news can exclusively reveal the prime minister ignored a rotherham whistleblower jayne senior. s bullying complaint after she exposed child abuse and corruption while he was leader of the opposition in 2020. gb news national reporter charlie peters reports. >> we've seen correspondence sent by sir keir starmer's office that simply says unfortunately, we won't be able to facilitate a meeting. oh, but here is an online form for processing complaints. but fundamentally, i think what we've seen as a political reaction to this story, with both kemi badenoch from the conservatives and rupert lowe from reform and plenty of other commentators as well, they're all saying that, well, jayne senior did have that national hero status. she was being bullied. why didn't you take the time to meet with her, especially considering the reputation and fear that people had around the labour party and the csc scandal and all the cover ups? >> now, heavy snow has caused travel disruption in the uk as weather warnings remain in place. and despite the leeds bradford airport runway reopening earlier thi