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Podcast: The Standard
Episode: Inside Londonâs grooming gang shame
Description: The Standardâs exclusive investigation on Londonâs harrowing grooming gang epidemic uncovers the repeated story of vulnerable youngsters let down by the authorities there to protect them. The Standard has spoken to social workers, charities, experts and survivors who all say sexual abuse by gangs is ubiquitous across the capital. Previously, London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan was accused of âstonewallingâ questions about whether London has a problem with so-called âgrooming gangsâ - whilst today Sir Keir Starmer has defended the governmentâs grooming inquiry.From police failure to institutional cover-up and establishment silence, The St...