Jess Phillips

Jess Phillips

Labour — Birmingham Yardley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 7 May 2025

Debate

Grooming Gangs

Contribution

The hon. Lady points out the terrible things that have gone on historically, and that continue to be a concern across our country. That is exactly why the Government are investing in the taskforce, which is working across the country with police forces to ensure that people can be arrested and girls can be kept safe. Arrests have gone up. Absolutely everybody thinks this issue is terrible. I remind the hon. Lady that she gladly served as Women and Equalities Minister under a Prime Minister who said that looking into these historical cases was “spaffing money up the wall.”

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