Category: Knife crime

Knife crime strategy needs to focus on stopping supply as well as possession, says policing minister – UK politics live

Diana Johnson defends Labour’s knife crime plan amid crisis in prison capacity in England and WalesLiberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said that the Labour government’s policies are causing the cost of living crisis...

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Misspelling of Southport killer’s name may have caused Prevent to close case, MPs told

Review finds Axel Rudakubana’s surname was incorrect in one of three referrals to scheme to spot potential terroristsThe misspelt name of the Southport killer in the government’s database for potential terrorists may...

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Royal Navy ships mobilised to respond to Russian spy ship in North Sea, defence secretary tells MPs – UK politics live

John Healey says foreign ship Yantar is in North Sea to gather intelligence on UK’s underwater infrastructureA new online train ticket retailer backed by the UK government is to be created, the Department for Transport...

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PMQs live: Starmer to face Badenoch after announcing plan to end teenage access to knives online in wake of Southport attack

PM to face Tory leader following decision to announce tougher checks for people buying knives onlineA new online train ticket retailer backed by the UK government is to be created, the Department for Transport (DfT) has...

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Southport killer will be treated as a terrorist in jail, Yvette Cooper tells MPs – politics live

Home secretary also says inquiry into the attack will cover wider threat posed by youth violenceStarmer says nothing will be off the table in the inquiry.There are also questions about the accountability of the Whitehall and...

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Yvette Cooper says today’s teenagers have it ‘much, much harder’

Exclusive: Home secretary cites knives and pressures of social media as she announces plans for ‘young futures’ unit to prevent crime‘We fear the police’: young people share concerns with CooperTeenagers...

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UK general election live: suspended Labour candidate says he regrets betting on Tories to win in his constituency

Kevin Craig says he ‘will take the consequences of this stupid error of judgment on the chin’Sign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterAll along the course of the Thames, turning north, meandering south,...

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UK general election live: Labour suspends candidate Kevin Craig over Gambling Commission probe

Party says it acted after being contacted by the regulator about the candidate for Central Suffolk and North IpswichSign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterAll along the course of the Thames, turning north, meandering...

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UK general election live: five more police officers alleged to have placed bets on election date as Tories drop two candidates

Metropolitan police says five more officers being investigated as Conservative party no longer backing Craig Williams and Laura SaundersSign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterAll along the course of the Thames, turning...

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