News channels 'failed' to challenge false claims over grooming gangs

A campaign group said there were significant failings from TV News outlets following the Home Secretary's false claim that "almost all" those involved in grooming gangs were British Pakistani men. The false assertion was made in an article for the Mail on Sunday in April 2023. However, last weekend the news site was finally retracted - almost 6 months later - on 24 September following a complaint by CfMM. While the retraction was tucked away in the pages of the newspaper, the Home Secretary&rsqu