Pakistani Grooming Gangs: Why UK Leader of House Lucy Powell is under-fire for 'dog whistle comment' May 05, 2025 at 01:02AM

Speaking on the BBC’s Any Questions? programme, Powell reacted to political commentator Tim Montgomerie’s mention of Channel 4’s recent documentary Groomed: The Truth About Britain’s Child Sex Scandal by saying: “Oh, we want to blow that little trumpet now, do we? Let’s get that dog whistle out, shall we?”