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Golders Green suspect referred to counter-extremism programme in 2020 – police

The scene in Golders Green, north-west London (PA) - (PA Wire)

The man suspected of carrying out a knife attack in north London was previously referred to the Government’s counter-extremism programme, police have said, as Sir Keir Starmer was heckled on a visit to the site.

The 45-year-old was born in Somalia and came to the UK legally as a child in the 1990s, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said earlier on Thursday.

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