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No 10 denies using dog-whistle politics in grooming gangs crackdown

4 April 2023

It's "dangerous & reductive" for the government to focus on particular ethnic groups in their crackdown on grooming gangs, as this can "mainstream hard-right talking points" and "push discredited stereotypes," said Dr Ella Cockbain (UCL Security and Crime Science).

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