Keir Starmer to be grilled at PMQs after Southport state 'failings' revealed - live

State failings implicit Southport murders

State failings that failed to halt vile slayer Axel Rudakubana from murdering 3 young girls successful Southport could beryllium raised during PMQs. Keir Starmer has vowed to clasp a afloat enquiry into however the authorities failed to forestall Rudakubana from going connected a murderous rampage.

Rudakubana was referred 3 times to Prevent, the Government's antagonistic coercion programme, betwixt December 2019 and April 2021 erstwhile helium lone 13 and 14-years-old. This followed grounds helium was "expressing involvement successful schoolhouse shootings, successful the London Bridge attack, the IRA, MI5 and the Middle East", she said. But his lawsuit was not referred upwards.

Between October 2019 and May 2022 Lancashire Police responded to 5 calls from his location code astir his behaviour. He was referred repeatedly to the multi-agency safeguarding hub, had interaction with children's societal attraction and intelligence wellness services, MPs heard. He was convicted of a convulsive battle of a kid astatine schoolhouse and referred to younker offending team. He was besides excluded from school.

Rudakubana, 18, pleaded blameworthy connected Monday to murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, astatine a Taylor Swift-themed creation people successful July.