But if that is indeed the case, and the Government was so concerned with not prejudicing ongoing cases, why did they take the opposite approach with the hundreds of people who were arrested in the wake of the Southport riots?

Evil Axel Rudakubana murdered Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Bebe King, six, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year

The Prime Minister spoke live to the nation from Number 10 Downing Street on Tuesday in response to the Southport attack

It's absolutely baffling that Sir Keir Starmer, always keen to burnish his credentials, appeared bewildered at how this atrocity was allowed to happen

The Prime Minister said it was ‘unacceptable that these murder weapons could be bought with two clicks’ online.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to "leave no stone unturned" to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws.

Sir Keir Starmer appealed for sympathy in a Downing Street press conference about the Southport killings. Yes, the focus was on the murdered children. Six-year-old Bebe, seven-year-old Elsie and Alice, nine, who died following a mass stabbing in the Merseyside seaside town last July.

PM defends decision to keep Axel Rudakubana’s violent background secret, insisting it was vital to ensure he faced justice