It’s understood that the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will announce a plan to implement local inquiries into grooming gangs in a statement to the Commons later.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is expected to speak in the House of Commons at 13:30 GMT about child sexual exploitationFor weeks, the government has faced calls for a new national inquiry into grooming gangsThe issue was reignited at the start of the year when it emerged that safeguarding minister Jess Phillips turned down a request for government help with an inquiry in OldhamThe Conservatives, Reform, a handful of Labour MPs, and billionaire Elon Musk, have all called for a national inquirySo far Downing Street says its focus is on implementing the recommendations from a previous, wide-ranging inquiry into child sexual abuse Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to make Commons statement on grooming gangs