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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Starmer says Southport killings must lead to ‘fundamental change’ in how state protects citizens.

Britain Politics - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to “fundamental change” in how the British state protects citizens.

Starmer said the government must also answer “tough questions” about how authorities failed to stop a violence-obsessed teenager before he stabbed three young girls to death in the seaside town of Southport in July.

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