A nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs must “leave no stone unturned”, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has insisted, as she also called on the Government to do more to support victims and their families.

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp meanwhile urged the Government to adopt draft terms of reference for the inquiry drawn up by the Conservatives with help from some victims and survivors of abuse.

The Tories’ terms would ensure the investigation examines the ethnicity and religious background of grooming gangs, place a two-year time limit on the inquiry, and focus it on non-familiar abuse.

The Government has faced criticism over its efforts to set up the inquiry, which has been subject to delays and rows about its scope.

Speaking at a press conference in central London, Mrs B

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