Kemi Badenoch's bid for a new national inquiry on grooming gangs has been rejected by Labour MPs. The Tories tabled an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill demanding a new probe. But MPs voted rejected the motion by 364 votes to 111,

Sir Keir Starmer directly urged Kemi Badenoch to drop her call for a national inquiry on grooming gangs because it would mean derailing legislation aimed at bolstering the safety of children. At Prime Minister’s Questions Sir Keir said a further inquiry could delay action on tackling child sexual abuse,

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has sent a legal "cease and desist" letter to Sir Keir Starmer demanding he stop saying she "crashed the economy". Her lawyers argue the claim made repeatedly by Sir Keir is "false and defamatory" and harmed her politically in the run-up to losing her South West Norfolk seat in the general election.