Ben Habib calls for arrests for those who 'turned a blind eye' to grooming scandal

Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 06/01/2025

- 21:16

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced new measures on child sexual exploitation in the Commons today

Reform UK's Ben Habib has called for a dedicated police unit with powers to arrest and detain those who failed to act on grooming gangs across Britain's institutions.

Speaking to GB News, Habib said the unit should target individuals "who turned a blind eye to this activity in their own police forces, in social services, in councils and so on, and to arrest them and to hold them to account.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE

Latest News videos

Don't Miss

Best of News

Latest videos

More videos