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The Prime Minister has been told by an Oldham councillor to “stop deflecting” and get on with a national inquiry over the grooming gangs scandal.

The independent Oldham councillor Abdul Wahid slammed Labour’s decision force MPs to vote against a public inquiry.

Wahid told GB News, “It makes absolutely no sense,” that the government is insisting an inquiry could delay tackling child abuse crimes.

He added, “Keir Starmer should stop deflecting by doing things like calling this far-right. This is not a far-right movement, this is a movement for justice.”

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Speaking to Charlie Peters on GB News, Wahid said, “I don’t believe that this is a matter of race or religion.

“The more Labour keeps blocking this, the more people are going to say angry things.

“All I’m looking for is justice and that’s the be all and end all. We have to get justice to these victims and to these survivors.

“I don’t expect the Labour government to vote in favour of the amendment by the Conservatives today and it’s going to be a long line of indicative actions by them to show that they’re not ready.

“They’re not ready to hold their hand up. That’s exactly why I expect there to be a backlash.

“Until we get to the truth, we’re not going to stop.”

The Tory leader and Sir Keir Starmer had a fiery clash during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday over the grooming gangs scandal.

Kemi Badenoch warned the Prime Minister that if he continues to block a public inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal then “people will start to worry about a cover up.”

Badenoch has demanded a national investigation to end the “culture of cover ups” across British institutions.

Badenoch reminded Starmer that he had previously called for nine inquiries last Parliament, but now he is resisting a public probe.

Badenoch told MPs in the House of Commons, “Does he not see that by resisting this one, people will start to worry about a cover up?”

She said, “He talks about some of the local inquiries, but these interlinked issues cannot be covered by local inquiries alone.

“The leaders of the manchester inquiry resigned because they couldn’t get evidence or summon witnesses.

“The PM called for 9 inquiries in the last parliament. Does he not see that resisting calls for this one people will start to worry about a cover up?”

Badenoch furiously said, “Let us have the truth! The PM cannot face the scale of the scandal. He doesn’t want questions asked of Labour politicians who may be complicit.

“He won’t listen to the victims who are calling for a national inquiry.

“Later today he will tell labour MPs, including in Telford, Rochdale, Bristol, Derby, Aylesbury, Oldham, Bradford, Peterborough, Coventry, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Ramsgate – tell all of these people to vote against a national inquiry into the gangs which have systematically gang-raped children in their constituencies!”