PM in action pledge about online sale of deadly knives

SIR Keir Starmer has promised action to tackle the online sale of deadly weapons, as he hosted a summit with knife crime campaigners including Luther star Idris Elba and victims’ families. The Prime Minister promised to “double down” on commitments made before the General Election on tackling knife violence.

Elba told the summit “talk is good, but action is important” and said he hoped the work done by a coalition of organisations and campaigners could prevent younger generations being involved in knife crime.

Sir Keir said: “Far too many knives are too easily available, whether that’s online, whether that’s through the post.”