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Hello, I'm Sean Curran, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4 for Wednesday, the 30th of April,

when Kemi Beidenock called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs.

Is he dragging his heels on this because he doesn't want labour cover-ups exposed?

Secere Stama defends his approach.

We're investing more on delivering truth and justice for victims than the party opposite

did in 14 long years.

Also tonight, the Liberal Democrats question transatlantic defence relationships.

The recent leaks from President Trump's cabinet, also pertaining to military action in Yemen, against the Houthis,

raises concerning questions about how secure US intelligence is and the possible impact on British service personnel.

But first, the Conservative leader, Kemi Badnock, has repeated her call for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.

At Prime Minister's questions, on the eve of this year's local elections in England, she said there'd been a cover-up.

It's now four months, four months since I asked him for a full national inquiry.

Instead, he promised five local inquiries. There will be

one in Oldham. Will he now name where the other four inquiries will be? Sakea Stama said he had

overseen the first grooming gang prosecution in Rochdale when he was director of public

prosecutions and accused Kemi Badenock of failing to raise the issue in the Commons

when she was a minister.

He said the Conservative Government hadn't implemented the recommendations

from a seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse

that reported in 2022.

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