The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has announced a plan for government-backed local inquiries into grooming gangs.

Five new inquiries, including one in Oldham, will be funded and assisted by central government.

They will be advised by Tom Crowther KC, who led the Telford grooming gang inquiry published in 2022.

MP for Croydon South and Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Philp, has reacted to the news.