"Kemi Badenoch described a meeting with grooming gang victims as 'quite shocking' and emphasized the need for a national inquiry into their stories. The government stated that another national inquiry is unnecessary after a seven-year inquiry published in 2022 by Professor Alexis Jay. Badenoch mentioned that grooming gang perpetrators are 'peasants' from 'sub-communities' and called for accountability and justice for victims. Labour MP Sarah Champion also called for a locally led national inquiry into grooming gangs."