Britain faces a “new threat” of terrorism and extreme violence from “loners, misfits, young men in their bedrooms” following the Southport murders, Sir Keir Starmer has warned.

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer held aDowning Street press conference on Tuesday (20 January) as a public inquiry was announced into the Southport killings. The prime minister announced a public inquiry will be held into the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport by 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana “that can get to the truth about what happened and what needs to change”.

Yvette Cooper makes a statement in parliament regarding the Southport killings The Southport murders must mark a "line in the sand" for Britain, Sir Keir Starmer vowed today. The PM blasted state failings that "leap off the page" as he pledged to leave "no stone unturned" in investigating how Axel Rudakubana was left free to murder three young girls.