Starmer promises tougher rules on online knife sales after Southport murders

The Prime Minister said there must be ‘a fundamental change in how Britain protects its citizens and its children’ (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer promised urgent action to prevent under-18s buying knives online, saying it was “shockingly easy” for killers such as Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana to get their hands on weapons.

Rudakubana used a knife bought from Amazon to kill three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, Merseyside, in July.