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Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil and William Mata

Keir Starmer orders crackdown on knife sales online in new drive with Idris Elba to stop blade crimes

Sir Keir Starmer demanded a crackdown on the online sale of dangerous weapons as he pledged to "double down" on efforts to tackle knife crime.

"Far too many knives are too easily available, whether that's online, whether that's through the post," he said.

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