The UK government’s newly announced rape gang inquiry is already drawing criticism after it emerged that two of the three panel members are publicly registered members of the governing Labour Party.

The inquiry, unveiled this week, will be chaired by Anne Longfield, who sits in the House of Lords as a Labour peer. She will be joined by Zoë Billingham—chair of the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and of the Police Remuneration Review Body—and former Southwark Council Chief Executive Eleanor Kelly. Billingham’s register of interests confirms she is also a Labour member.

The composition of the panel has prompted questions about political balance, particularly given the sensitivity of the inquiry and its expected influence on future policy. The Guido Fawkes blog has raised concerns over Longfield’s record of advocating for increased diversity and inclusion measures. Her Centre for Young Lives published a report earlier this year urging the government to embed more DEI material into the national curriculum.

With public expectations high and political scrutiny intensifying, significant pressure now rests on the panel to demonstrate independence and credibility as it undertakes its work.

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