United in grief, the community of Southport came together to offer each other support in the days and weeks after then-17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, armed with a knife, went on a "meticulously planned rampage" on 29 July.

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times but was still able to buy a blade on Amazon, the home secretary has said. Yvette Cooper said public bodies "completely failed to identify the terrible danger that he posed" as his obsession with extreme violence developed in the years before the attack.

SIR Keir Starmer has said the Southport killings “must be a line in the sand for Britain”. The Prime Minister addressed the nation on Tuesday morning, after Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last July.

Sir Keir Starmer appealed for sympathy in a Downing Street press conference about the Southport killings. Yes, the focus was on the murdered children. Six-year-old Bebe, seven-year-old Elsie and Alice,

PM defends decision to keep Axel Rudakubana’s violent background secret, insisting it was vital to ensure he faced justice

Keir Starmer has said the Southport killings by teenager Axel Rudakubana 'must be a line in the sand for Britain' and there must be “fundamental change” in how the country protects its children. It comes as the government said they will undertake an inquiry into the 'barbaric' murders of three young girls at a Taylor Swift dance class last year.