Starmer turns up heat on Khan over grooming

PM: Probe will cover London evidence too

- BY KATIE HARRIS

KEIR Starmer has piled pressure on Sadiq Khan over grooming gangs abusing children in London.

The Prime Minister insisted that any evidence of “old or new” abuse in the capital, or elsewhere, should be a “priority” in a national inquiry.

An Express probe prompted the Met to review 9,000 potential cases after London mayor Sir Sadiq had previously said there was “no indication” that Rotherham or Rochdale-style gangs were operating in the city.

‘Asked about the issue as he travelled to the G20 summit in South Africa, Sir Keir said: “The national inquiry can cover this and the approach we’ve taken is no stone unturned. T've always said where there’s evidence that could be investigated by the police, whether that’s looking at old cases or new cases, that should be the first priority...if there’s evidence to put people before criminal courts that is the first step.”