Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has furiously branded Labour MP Sarah Owen a “complete hypocrite” after she delivered a statement in Parliament about the safety of women in Congo and Iraq.
She spoke about Iraq lowering the age of consent for girls to nine-years-old and women in Congo describing their own bodies as an ‘extension of a battlefield’.
But her speech came the day after she opted to vote against a grooming gangs inquiry along with all other Labour MPs.
“It’s unbelievable. I was watching this debate sat in my office a few hours ago while working away”, Lee Anderson said on GB News.
Lee Anderson raged at Sarah Owen in a lively interview on GB News
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“She came out with this tripe. This nonsense. I had to look at it again. Was she not in Parliament yesterday?
“Yes she was. This has been going on for 40 years in our country and she has the cheek to say ‘this might be happening in our country’, it’s happening.
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The Reform MP admitted he feels ‘ashamed to be British’ after Labour refused to back an inquiry into grooming gangs
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“It’s happening right in front of your face and you refused to vote for an inquiry last night in Parliament.”
He added: “She probably needs reminding she is not an MP in Iraq or Congo. She is an MP in this great country of ours and she is in a privileged position to be able to vote on things in Parliament.
“She had the chance last night to vote for an inquiry into these Pakistani-Muslim rape gangs and she refused to do that.
“She’s bleating on today, she’s a complete hypocrite.”
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Labour MPs voted down the proposed inquiry last night with the Commons rejecting a Conservative amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill by 364 to 111.
The amendment, tabled by Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch, was defeated by a majority of 253.
At Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir Starmer defended Labour’s position, saying: “This morning, I met some of the victims and survivors of this scandal, and they were clear with me that they want action now, not the delay of a further inquiry.”
No Labour MP supported the amendment, while 101 Conservatives and all five Reform UK MPs voted in favour.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp condemned Labour’s decision, stating: “It is disgusting that Keir Starmer has used his supermajority in Parliament to block a national inquiry into the rape gangs scandal.”
A GB News investigation has revealed that grooming gang scandals were predominantly concentrated in Labour-held constituencies, including Rotherham, Rochdale, and Telford.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accused Labour of being “out of touch” and in “total denial” over public interest in an inquiry.
During PMQs, Badenoch challenged Starmer to “be a leader, not a lawyer,” suggesting that resistance to the inquiry might lead people to “worry about a cover-up.”
GB News has approached Sarah Owen for comment.
