Challenge to Muslim leaders

Muslim cabinet minister Baroness Warsi has hit out at the “small minority” of Pakistani men who see white girls as “fair game”.

In outspoken comments following the Rochdale grooming scandal involving nine Muslim men, mainly of Pakistani origin, the Conservative Party co-chairwoman acknowledged that race was a factor.

She urged Muslim leaders to address the issue and ensure that men who regard white women as “third-class citizens” are isolated by their communities.

After the trial, Greater Manchester Police sought to play down suggestions of any racial element to the case, as did Keith Vaz, the Labour chairman of the home affairs select committee.