The journalist who exposed Britain’s grooming gangs
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Elon Musk has unleashed a huge political row in the UK over whether there should be a national inquiry into the gangs that groomed young girls for rape in a number of Britain's northern towns. But whilst the world's richest man accused the 'legacy media' of a cover-up, the scandal was actually exposed by Times journalist Andrew Norfolk. So how did he uncover the shocking story? And has enough been done to make sure it never happens again?
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