Southport row continues as watchdog urges Government and police to be more open

Floral tributes left outside the Town Hall in Southport in the days after the attack that saw three girls lose their lives (Ryan Jenkinson/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government and police should be more open about criminal investigations to avoid an information gap being filled by social media, the terror law watchdog has said, amid claims of a cover-up over the Southport attacks.

Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism laws, said the authorities should put all the information they can in the public domain.