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Ignoring the ethnicity of grooming gang perpetrators gives racists "more ammunition", the author of a new report has said.

Baroness Louise Casey told Sky News' Politics with Sophy Ridge there was a particular issue with some British Asian men that was "abundantly clear" in data analysed from three police forces; West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Greater Manchester; which showed a "disproportionately" in child sexual exploitation.

But she added: "Just to give some sort of balance, in Greater Manchester I asked for data on child sexual exploitation that took me to Asian heritage. I asked for data on child abuse and that took me to the general population, which is largely white."

Baroness Casey said "if we just establish the facts, then you can take the pain out of this".

"I think you've got sort of do-gooders that don't really want this to be found because, you know, 'Oh, God, then all the racists are going to be more racist'," she added.

"Well, actually, people that are racist are going to use this anyway. All you're doing with the hate mongers and the racists is giving them more ammunition."

Yesterday, US President Donald Trump declared that a trade deal between the UK and the US is officially "done" as the two leaders attended a G7 summit.

But what exactly does that mean?

The government says the US "has committed" to removing tariffs (taxes on imported goods) on UK aerospace goods, such as engines and aircraft parts, which currently stand at 10%.

That is "expected to come into force by the end of the month".

Tariffs on car imports will drop from 27.5% to 10%, the government says, which "saves car manufacturers hundreds of millions a year, and protects tens of thousands of jobs".

The White House says there will be a quota of 100,000 cars eligible for import at that level each year.

But on steel, the story is a little more complicated.

The UK is the only country exempted from the global 50% tariff rate on steel - which means the UK rate remains at the original level of 25%.

That tariff was expected to be lifted entirely, but the government now says it will "continue to go further and make progress towards 0% tariffs on core steel products as agreed".

The White House says the US will "promptly construct a quota at most-favoured-nation rates for steel and aluminium articles".

Other key parts of the deal include import and export quotas for beef - and the government is keen to emphasise that "any US imports will need to meet UK food safety standards".

There is no change to tariffs on pharmaceuticals for the moment, and the government says "work will continue to protect industry from any further tariffs imposed".

The White House says they "committed to negotiate significantly preferential treatment outcomes".

Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics.

President Donald Trump's made a hasty exit from the G7 conference in Canada leaving questions about collective diplomacy and his promise to bring peace to an increasingly violent Middle East.

The White House insists his return is to deal with "important matters", while Mr Trump himself has hinted his swift exit is for something “big�.

How will Keir Starmer and allies navigate talks following the US president's departure?

Progress has been made on car tariffs and aerospace, but where does this leave the rest of the US-UK trade deal?

Pro-choice campaigners are urging MPs to vote to decriminalise abortion, but those against a change in the law have warned "unborn babies will have any remaining protection stripped away".

The issue looks likely to be debated and voted on later today, as part of amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill.

The latest attempt follows repeated calls to repeal sections of the 19th-century law � the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act � after abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland in 2019.

MPs had previously been due to debate similar amendments removing the threat of prosecution against women who act in relation to their own pregnancy at any stage, but these did not take place as parliament was dissolved last summer for the general election.

Earlier this month, a debate at Westminster Hall heard calls from pro-change campaigners that women must no longer be "dragged from hospital bed to police cell" over abortion.

But opponents of decriminalisation warned against such a "radical step".

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi said her amendment would result in "removing the threat of investigation, arrest, prosecution, or imprisonmen" of any woman who acts in relation to her own pregnancy.

Antoniazzi said the cases of women investigated by police had motivated her to advocate for a change in the law.

By Deborah Haynes, security and defence editor

The prime minister of a fictional British government is preparing to deliver an address to the nation after the UK came under armed attack from Russia in the latest episode of The Wargame podcast.

Were this happening for real, it would mark the most significant public broadcast by any British leader since the Second World War.

"Am I actually going to do it?" Sir Ben Wallace asks, breaking briefly from character in the new podcast series by Sky News and Tortoise.

The former Conservative defence secretary is playing the part of the prime minister, leading a team of fellow former top politicians and military and security chiefs in the scenario.

The British side is pitched against an imagined Kremlin.

The Russian attack has triggered a state of emergency in the UK.

Normal, everyday life has stopped. People across the country are being told to stay at home. Travel is restricted and the UK airspace has been closed.

The threat of a new wave of attacks is very real.

You can listen to the Wargame podcast below:

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump met at the G7 summit in Canada on Monday - where a UK-US trade deal was declared "done".

It came in the midst of talks by world leaders on the worsening conflict between Iran and Israel in the Middle East.

Our political editor Beth Rigby has explained the ins and outs of the bilateral meeting - which had some interesting optics...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is now joining Wilfred Frost on Sky News Breakfast.

She is in Scunthorpe, after the government announced a £500m deal for Network Rail and British Steel.

Alexander says this five-year contract - for the supply of steel rails - will "secures the jobs and livelihoods of thousands of people" at the Scunthorpe steelworks.

She said: "It was only two months ago that the government passed emergency legislation to make sure that we could step in and ensure that the blast furnaces were still operating here. 

"We passed that emergency legislation, so that we could continue to audit the raw materials that were necessary for the blast furnaces, continue to pay staff here. 

"And so I think this really transforms the outlook for British Steel securing those jobs. It's also really important for investment in our railways."

The minister says the contract is "about supporting our industrial heartlands" - and "making sure that we've got a railway fit for the future".

But Wilfred asks how the government can say jobs are secure when it is unclear who owns British Steel.

"This is a really important step to ensuring that British Steel has got a strong order book going forwards," she says.

Alexander admits there is "more to do", saying the UK is "working at pace" to address the issue of US tariffs on steel.

Before US President Donald Trump made a swift exit on Monday night, members of the G7 gathered for a family photograph in Alberta, Canada.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Trump were joined by European Council President Antonio Costa, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed to focus on migration at a July summit given the "deteriorating situation in the Channel" during a meeting at the G7 in Canada.

Both leaders agreed to "pursue high-ambition outcomes that deliver for the British and French people", a Downing Street spokesperson said.

They added: "Migration should be a key focus given the deteriorating situation in the Channel, they confirmed � adding that they should continue to work closely with other partners to find innovative ways to drive forward progress.

"They also agreed that the summit presents an opportune moment to further enhance our existing defence and security co-operation.

"Both leaders looked ahead to discussing Ukraine at the G7 tomorrow and underscored their enduring support for securing a just and lasting peace and keeping up the pressure on [Vladimir] Putin."

The author of the major review into grooming gangs which found authorities have "shied away" from the ethnicity of sex offenders will face questions from MPs.

Baroness Louise Casey will appear before the Commons Home Affairs Committee this morning, after the government set out plans to launch a new nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs following her rapid review of the scandal.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper claimed officials have dodged the issue of ethnicity among the groups of sex offenders for fear of being called racist, even though available data showed suspects were disproportionately likely to be Asian men.

Speaking in the Commons on Monday, Cooper said "much more robust national data is needed" on the ethnicity of offenders, adding that the authorities "cannot and must not shy away from these findings".

Baroness Casey’s report found that: "The appalling lack of data on ethnicity in crime recording alone is a major failing over the last decade or more. Questions about ethnicity have been asked but dodged for years."

It added: "We found that the ethnicity of perpetrators is shied away from and is still not recorded for two-thirds of perpetrators, so we are unable to provide any accurate assessment from the nationally collected data."