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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker

Keir Starmer vows to change terror laws to deal with lone killers

Downing Street will change the laws to ensure that lone killers with “extreme individualised violence” are charged with terrorism, Keir Starmer has said, defending his decision not to disclose the Southport killer’s violent history.

The prime minister said there would be a public inquiry into the state failure that allowed Axel Rudakubana to murder three young girls in one of the worst attacks on children in recent UK history.

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