Or maybe it’s because he kept deflecting and then it turns out they never use the phrase grooming gangs they use the phrase “multi offender something something”. Rowley just admitted that there are loads of live cases whilst Khan’s been dodging answering any question on this directly for years. He read the reports, he knew the problem existed and refused to admit it in public. No leader should be dodging child abuse.
I don’t live in London and never paid him much mind tbh but this got my attention. I don’t dislike him because of his religion, I dislike him because he could have said years ago “yes we have this problem in London, we take it seriously and are dealing with it”. The cases in places like Rotherham were shocking precisely because of the complete lack of acknowledgment by social services and the police. It was just ignored.
What if it’s happening right now in London, authorities ignoring crimes against children. We have no idea of the ethnicity etc of the perpetrators and it should have no bearing on whether it’s a problem or not. Rowley described the number of cases as “significant”.
It’s about doing the right thing.