Ministers have acknowledged the possibility of a new national inquiry into grooming gangs after days of resisting the idea despite pressure from figures including technology billionaire Elon Musk.

As debate rages about whether there should be a national public inquiry into a child sex abuse scandal that rocked the country, here are the key issues you need to understand before forming an opinion

Britain’s government has been pushed onto the defensive by comments from Elon Musk accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of complicity in a decades-old scandal over child sexual exploitation gangs.Listen to the Bloomberg UK Politics podcast on Apple,

Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk and right-wing populists of spreading lies about child abuse grooming gangs and warned “they have crossed a line”.

The prime minister says those who spread misinformation about child sexual exploitation are "not interested in victims".

PMQs: Starmer and Badenoch clash on Grooming Gangs scandal

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer he risks fuelling accusations of "a cover up" by refusing to hold a national inquiry into grooming gangs. She also accused the PM of not wanting questions asked "of Labour politicians who may be complicit".

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will today ramp up demands for a public probe into the child grooming scandal to end the "culture of cover ups" in British institutions.

Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Conservatives of prioritising winning support on Elon Musk’s social media site above protecting children by pushing for a vote on a new nationwide child grooming investigation.