Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a reception for London Tech Week, at 10 Downing Street, London, Tuesday June 10, 2025. (Jordan Pettitt/Pool Photo via AP)Keir Starmer has thrown his weight behind a national inquiry into the child grooming gangs scandal, despite previously being opposed to the idea.In an astonishing U-turn, the prime minister said he was supporting the recommendations of an independent report into child sexual exploitation by Baroness Louise Casey, which is being published next week.It is expected to call for a judge-led inquiry into the grooming and sexual abuse of young girls across the country, mainly by groups of men of Pakistani origin.Starmer had previously rejected calls by the Tories and Reform UK for a national inquiry, insisting his focus was on implementing all of the recommendations of a previous inquiry into child sex abuse by Professor Alexis Jay.The PM even accused politicians demanding a national probe of jumping on a “bandwagon of the far-right”.But speaking to reporters travelling with him on a visit to Canada, Starmer said: ” I have never said we should not look again at any issue. I have wanted to be assured that on the question of any inquiry. That’s wh