Idris Elba says work to tackle youth violence is ‘moving in the right direction’

Idris Elba at the launch of his Don’t Stop Your Future (DSYF) ‘Family crimbo’ pop-up at Truman Brewery in Shoreditch, east London, for his campaign against serious youth violence (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Idris Elba has said tackling serious youth violence is a marathon, not a sprint but feels progress is “moving in the right direction”.

The 52-year-old Luther actor launched a campaign earlier this year calling for an immediate ban on machetes and so-called zombie knives and met Sir Keir Starmer in September to launch a new anti-knife crime coalition.