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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Lloyd

Online spread of information in Southport case to be scrutinised in inquiry

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivered a statement at 10 Downing Street in London, after the Government announced an inquiry into how the state failed to identify the risk posed by Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport (PA) - (PA Wire)

The online spread of content in apparent breach of England’s contempt of court rules will be investigated as part of a public inquiry into the Southport stabbings, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

In a Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister defended the decision taken by authorities not to share information about the case earlier on, insisting that to do so would have risked collapsing a potential jury trial.

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