Today’s terrible news of the stabbings in north-east London, leaving a 13-year-old boy dead, has led MPs and politicians across the board express their condolences and remind themselves of the need to tackle knife crime in London. A key issue in the lead up to Mayoral election on Thursday…

Just last week on LBC’s mayoral candidate debate, Susan Hall raised this issue, confronting Khan about “gangs running around with machetes”. Khan swiftly dismissed Hall, his only response: “the Tory candidate should stop watching The Wire”. He may not be so perfunctory now…