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U.K. announces new inquiries into decade-old cases of child sexual grooming after pressure sparked by Elon Musk tweet

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announces new local inquiries into child grooming gangs.

The crimes took place a decade ago when Prime Minister Keir Starmer was the country's top prosecutor.

Elon Musk accused Starmer of failings in relation to the handling of the crimes in a series of tweets.

Starmer defended his record and denounced the criticism as politically motivated.

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