Reeves says 'no stone should be left unturned' in Southport inquiry
Reeves says 'no stone should be left unturned' in Southport inquiry
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Rachel Reeves has said "no stone should be left unturned" in the Southport inquiry to stop anything so "appalling" happening again. The chancellor told Sky News' Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips the inquiry announced this week into how Axel Rudakubana was able to murder three little girls and injure 10 others last summer was "essential".
"It is absolutely essential we learn lessons, not just to provide understanding for the families but to stop anything like this happening ever again," she said. "No stone should be left unturned.". Rudakubana was jailed for life with a minimum of 52 years on Thursday after unexpectedly pleading guilty on what was meant to be the first day of his trial.
He had been referred to the Prevent anti-terror programme three times, admitted to carrying a knife into school multiple times and attacked a boy at school with a hockey stick. Ms Reeves added: "It's appalling what happened in Southport and the evil, cowardly acts of that man.
Politics latest: Chancellor and Tory leader facing questions on Sky News. Tech companies 'risk another Southport', warns home secretary. Trump praises Starmer for doing 'very good job'. "The impact will be felt forever by those families. And it's right that there's now a public inquiry to establish what on earth went wrong, that the man was referred three times to Prevent, he had been found carrying a knife on multiple occasions and he'd attacked a boy he was at school with.
