The government’s failures in preventing the Southport attacks and Starmer’s response to the aftermath are being criticised from all sides. Now, the grandfather of a girl who survived being stabbed by Axel Rudakubana has said Starmer was ‘choosing to protect himself’ rather than allow the truth about the killer to come out earlier. He’s also demanded the sacking of everyone who failed to realise the deadly threat Axel posed…
Speaking to the Mail, the relative of one of the victims said: “I believe that if Starmer had acknowledged this as a terrorist incident rather than focusing on far-right narratives, the outcome could have been very different. We were neglected—completely sidelined. The riots took centre stage, and our suffering was forgotten. We were abandoned.” Heart-wrenching...
Meanwhile, Katie Amess, daughter of the late MP Sir David Amess, has called for a public inquiry into her father’s murder, telling Times Radio she has spent “tens of thousands” seeking answers, only to be “ignored” by both the government and the courts. She also said “There should be an inquiry for every single person who has been failed—by Prevent, by the government, and by the police.” A good point which Guido endorses…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”