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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Too much focus by Prevent on Southport killer’s ‘absence of ideology’ – minister

Axel Rudakubana viewed violent content online before the Southport killings (Merseyside Police/PA) -

A review into the handling of the Southport child killer under the Government’s counter-terrorism programme Prevent has concluded “too much focus was placed on the absence of a distinct ideology”, security minister Dan Jarvis has said.

As the findings were published, Mr Jarvis told MPs there was an “under-exploration” of the significance of Axel Rudakubana’s repeat referrals, including his history of violence.

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