Lee Anderson and Jess PhillipsLee Anderson was slapped down by Jess Phillips after he accused the minister of being involved in a “cover-up” over the grooming gangs scandal.The rape and torture of vulnerable girls by gangs of men across the country shot to the top of the political agenda at the start of the year after Elon Musk attacked Labour – and safeguarding minister Phillips – over the government’s response.Reform UK and the Conservatives called for a full public inquiry into the historic scandal in January but the government refused to support it.Ministers say they are still trying to implement the recommendations of the last probe into the issue, carried out by Professor Alexis Jay, when the Tories were still in power.Jay herself said a fresh probe is not needed, while PM Keir Starmer