Sadiq Khan still refuses to answer questions about the child grooming gangs scandal, an unforgivable silence as police in London now open over 9,000 investigations into related offences.
This isn’t just a wave of isolated cases. It’s the tip of the iceberg in one of the darkest, most sustained failures of law enforcement, local authorities, and political leadership in modern Britain.
For years, concerns were ignored, victims were silenced, and officials looked the other way. Why? Because of fear, fear of being called racist, fear of upsetting community sensitivities, and fear of political backlash. That fear allowed evil to flourish in plain sight.
Now, as these investigations unfold, the country must confront not just the crimes themselves, but the systemic negligence and cowardice that facilitated them.
The victims, the young girls and families destroyed by decades of denial, deserve far more than empty words. They deserve justice, accountability, and the assurance that this can never happen again.