Labour minister squirms as he's repeatedly quizzed over whether sex abuse victims are 'jumping on the far-Right bandwagon' by calling for a new grooming gangs inquiry

A Labour minister was left squirming after being repeatedly quizzed over whether sex abuse victims are 'jumping on the far-Right bandwagon' by calling for a new inquiry. Stephen Kinnock, a minister in the Department of Health and Social Care, faced a grilling amid the furious political row over grooming gangs Mr Kinnock was asked by BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire whether a victim of sexual exploitation, who is also calling for an inquiry, was 'jumping on the far-Right bandwagon' In a swipe at his critics yesterday, Sir Keir Starmer hit out at politicians 'calling for inquiries because they want to jump on a bandwagon of the far-Right' 'Let's get on and implement those,' Mr Kinnock said of Prof Jay's recommendations from her 2022 report. Mr Kinnock was then asked whether a victim of sexual exploitation in Telford, who is also calling for a national inquiry, was 'jumping on the far-Right bandwagon'. Asked if Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was 'jumping on the far-Right bandwagon' by calling for a new inquiry, Mr Kinnock said: 'That's what it looks like to me.'