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

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

Keir Starmer has denied engaging in a cover-up to prevent the public knowing about Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s background in the aftermath of his murderous rampage. The prime minister insisted he was following “the law of the land” to avoid the possibility of the case against the 18-year-old collapsing and him then being able to walk free.

Starmer said the government must also answer “tough questions” about how authorities failed to stop a violence-obsessed teenager before he stabbed the girls to death in the seaside town of Southport in July.

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,

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