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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Athena Stavrou

Starmer ‘profoundly humbled’ after meeting Henry Nowak’s family at Downing Street

  • Sir Keir Starmer has said he was “profoundly humbled” to meet Henry Nowak ’s family on Thursday and praised them for their “dignity and strength in the face of unimaginable pain”.
  • A spokesperson said the family members who attended were Mr Nowak’s mother, father and stepmother.
  • Sir Keir said “there are difficult questions that need to be answered about the way the police handled Henry’s murder”, and that the authorities would be “unflinching in taking whatever action is required to right the wrongs in this case.”
  • Sir Keir had earlier accused Elon Musk of attempting to “whip up division” within the UK and for “interfering in our politics”.
  • He emphasised that in tragic cases like Mr Nowak’s, Britons typically “react calmly”, contrasting that with Mr Musk’s alleged actions.

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