Today I again have to admit that I do not understand the political system in England. Labour Party … ? Tories … ? From the way a vote turned out on 1/8/25, I am going to guess that the Labour Party is our equivalent of the Dems, while the Tories are the conservatives. You might ask, ‘which vote?’
The following from X tells the story.
UK’s Labour Party Votes Down National Inquiry Into ‘Grooming Gangs’
Labour MPs have defeated a Tory proposal for a national inquiry into grooming gangs — roving groups of migrants accused of rap*ng and s*xually assaulting girls — by a vote of 364 to 111 against the motion.
The vote follows heated political debate and public pressure, including demands from tech billionaire, Elon Musk, who criticized the government’s refusal to support a nationally led inquiry in Oldham.
Musk earlier reacted to a report that British PM Starmer would EXPEL Labour MPs unless from the party unless they vote AGAINST the national inquiry.
“Unbelievable,” Musk said. “Starmer must go.”
While complaints about the “grooming gangs” skyrocket, many point out that the divisive term even downplays the severity of the egregious crimes. Many of the victims have been recorded as minors, thus causing some to call these groups “ped*ph*le gangs.”
The Labour Party has attempted to quell public outrage by pointing to public complaints about migrants rap*ng and s*xually assaulting young girls as nothing but “Islamophobia.”
IMO, here the Labour Party is using a typical leftist strategy of going after and insulting those who hold opposing views (ad hominem attacks) instead of addressing the actual issue at hand. Again I find myself taking the side of Elon Musk. Can we hope for some common sense to suddenly to come to the Labour Party?
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