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I can't qwhite understand why this 'grooming gang' story has little coverage. Is the media suppressing someing

Gang of men 'groomed' and sexually abused underage girl at 'party house', court hears www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2469973...
Gang of men 'groomed' and sexually abused underage girl at 'party house', court hears
A gang of men “groomed” and sexually abused an underaged girl at a “party house” over several months, a court has heard
www.theboltonnews.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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STORY

Kemi Badenoch hasn't actually met any grooming gang survivors - and doesn't think she needs to
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Kemi Badenoch has never actually met any grooming gang survivors
The Tory leader's spokesman said she didn't need to meet with victims, because she's read all about it in the media - and had no current plans to meet with anyone - but denied she was jumping on an El...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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UK Tory govt spent £50,000 to stop release of review into disabled man’s death.

DWP wrongly stopped his benefits, leaving him with no income.

He weighed 4.5 stone when body found, eight months after benefits were stopped.

Govt tried to conceal murder.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
DWP spent £50,000 trying to stop release of review into disabled man’s death
Previous government spent almost £1m trying to prevent release of documents in 56 legal cases
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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So it turns out they spent £715 million on sending a grand total of FOUR volunteers to Rwanda.

For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme

I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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The Tories Spent £715 Million Sending No Asylum Seekers To Rwanda

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-to...
The Tories Spent £715 Million Sending No Asylum Seekers To Rwanda
Home secretary Yvette Cooper called it "a grotesque waste of money".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 6:16 PM