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... ... @@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ 145 145 1. **Lizzie Dearden – The Independent (21 Feb 2020).** “Grooming gang review kept secret as Home Office claims releasing findings ‘not in public interest’.” [[https:~~/~~/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/grooming-gang-rotherham-review-home-office-findings-a9344896.html>>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/grooming-gang-rotherham-review-home-office-findings-a9344896.html]] (Reported on the Home Office’s refusal to publish its grooming gangs research, including Sajid Javid’s 2018 commissioning of the study and quotes from officials and victims about the cover-up.) 146 146 1. **Jeanette Oldham – Birmingham Mail (24 June 2015).** “Police knew grooming gangs were targeting Birmingham schools five years ago but did not alert public.” [[https:~~/~~/www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-knew-grooming-gangs-were-9518461>>https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-knew-grooming-gangs-were-9518461]] (Based on confidential West Midlands Police documents obtained via FOI. Gave data on suspects/victims and revealed police withheld the 2010 report for fear of “community tensions”.) 147 147 1. **Sky News (16 June 2025).** “Flawed data used repeatedly to dismiss claims about ‘Asian grooming gangs’, Baroness Casey finds.” [[https:~~/~~/news.sky.com/story/flawed-data-used-repeatedly-to-dismiss-claims-about-asian-grooming-gangs-baroness-casey-finds-13384622>>https://news.sky.com/story/flawed-data-used-repeatedly-to-dismiss-claims-about-asian-grooming-gangs-baroness-casey-finds-13384622]] (Coverage of Casey’s audit findings – notably that flawed/absent ethnicity data was used to downplay grooming gang claims. Also noted government’s acceptance of recommendations like mandatory ethnicity data collection.) 148 -1. **Sky News – Politics Hub (15 June 2025).** “Grooming gangs scandal timeline: What happened, what inquiries there were...” by Alix Culbertson. [[https:~~/~~/news.sky.com/story/grooming-gangs-scandal-timeline-what-happened-what-inquiries-there-were-and-how-starmer-was-involved-after-elon-musks-accusations-13285021>>https://news.sky.com/story/grooming-gangs-scandal-timeline-what-happened-what-inquiries-there-were-and-how-starmer-was-involved-after-elon-musks-accusations-13285021]] (Provided a chronology of key grooming gang cases and political actions from 2001–2025, including conviction numbers and events like Starmer’s inquiry pledge and Musk’s comments.) 149 -1. **The Guardian (16 Aug 2017).** “Sarah Champion resigns as shadow equalities minister” by Jessica Elgot. (Details the controversy around MP Sarah Champion’s Sun article stating “Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men...”, including direct quotes and her resignation.) 148 +1. **Sky News – Politics Hub (15 June 2025).** “Grooming gangs scandal timeline: What happened, what inquiries there were...” by Alix Culbertson. [[https:~~/~~/news.sky.com/story/grooming-gangs-scandal-timeline-what-happened-what-inquiries-there-were-and-how-starmer-was-involved-after-elon-musks-accusations-13285021>>https://news.sky.com/story/grooming-gangs-scandal-timeline-what-happened-what-inquiries-there-were-and-how-starmer-was-involved-after-elon-musks-accusations-13285021]] (Provided a chronology of key grooming gang cases and political actions from 2001–2025, including conviction numbers and events like Starmer’s inquiry pledge and Musk’s comments.) 149 +1. **The Guardian (16 Aug 2017).** “Sarah Champion resigns as shadow equalities minister” by Jessica Elgot. [[https:~~/~~/www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/aug/16/sarah-champion-resigns-as-shadow-equalities-minister-sun-article-pakistani-men>>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/aug/16/sarah-champion-resigns-as-shadow-equalities-minister-sun-article-pakistani-men]](Details the controversy around MP Sarah Champion’s Sun article stating “Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men...”, including direct quotes and her resignation.) 150 150 1. **Islam21c (15 Dec 2020).** “‘Offenders are most commonly White’ – grooming gangs report finally released by Home Office.” (Summarizes the 2020 Home Office paper’s findings, highlighting the quote that group-based CSE offenders are most commonly white and come from diverse backgrounds; also critiques prior flawed studies like Quilliam’s.) 151 151 1. **Ground News / Express (17 June 2025).** “Key parts of the Casey Review into grooming gangs and a culture of denial.” (Summarized Casey’s report, mentioning an entire chapter on “Denial” and the quote about collective failure to address ethnicity, and noted disproportionate Asian suspects in areas like Greater Manchester with 243 suspects identified.) 152 152 1. **Birmingham Mail via Middle East Forum (2015).** //Operation Protection report excerpts.// (Provided specific statistics from West Midlands Police’s 2010 problem profile: e.g. //“79% of identified suspects are Asian... 62% of Asian suspects are of Pakistani origin”//, and the rationale about potential community backlash.)