Country stands with families of Southport victims, Prime Minister says

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (centre) observes the floral tributes near the scene in Hart Street, Southport, last year (James Speakman/PA) - (PA Archive)

The country will come together to show “sorrow and solidarity” a year after the Southport attack, the Prime Minister has said.

Three-minutes silence will be held in the Merseyside town at 3pm on Tuesday to mark a year since Axel Rudakubana launched his attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class and murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven.