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Yvette Cooper to reject call to widen definition of extremism

The Home Secretary is said not to agree with the findings of the ‘rapid analytical sprint on extremism’ she commissioned following the summer riots.

The Independent UK

Misogyny and violence against women identified as gateways to extremism, leaked Home Office report says

An online subculture called the ‘manosphere’ was identified as a gateway to extremist views by the Home Office report

The Independent UK

UK extremism approach should be based on behaviours, not ideologies – report

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said in August she had directed the Home Office to conduct a ‘rapid analytical sprint on extremism’.

Evening Standard

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Southport killer could ‘one day walk free amongst us’, says peer

Conservative peer Lord Davies called for a review on sentencing to allow whole-life orders to be given to under-18s.

Evening Standard

Government engaging with Southport families ahead of Prevent learning review

The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that the Prevent learning review will criticise counterterrorism officers.

Evening Standard

Review into Axel Rudakubana will criticise Prevent for rejecting his case three times

Despite following policy, counter-terrorism scheme should have accepted more help to deal with the Southport killer

The Guardian - UK

Reeves says ‘no stone should be left unturned’ in Southport public inquiry

Chancellor tells Sky News social media companies have a moral duty to take down violent and harmful content as she says lessons need to be learned.

The Independent UK

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Counter-terror police did not think Southport killer Axel Rudakubana would be radicalised, leaked report says

Despite three Prevent referrals for Axel Rudakubana, counterterrorism police did not believe he was a radicalisation risk, a report reveals

The Independent UK

Southport attacks: Police did not think Axel Rudakubana would be radicalised, leaked report shows

A public inquiry will be held to investigate if there were any ‘missed opportunities’ to stop Axel Rudakubana

Evening Standard

Police did not think Axel Rudakubana would be radicalised, leaked report shows

The Home Secretary has already announced a public inquiry would be held to look at any ‘missed opportunities’.

The Independent UK

Prevent ‘not set up’ to stop killers like Rudakubana as UK terror threat changes

Southport attacker’s lack of coherent ideology meant the counter-terrorism scheme did not see him as potential security risk, exposing the urgent need for reform

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer rules out whole life sentence for Southport killer Axel Rudakubana

Though the Southport killer will likely die behind bars, critics have claimed the punishment is not severe enough

The Independent UK

Axel Rudakubana: from ‘unassuming’ schoolboy to Southport killer

How a chain of events apparently beginning at school five years ago led to the murder of three girls in horrific atrocity

The Guardian - UK

Prevent under review after failing to stop Southport killer, who else did they miss?

Sir David Amess’ killer and the Reading terror attacker were also known to the government scheme

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Southport killer had NHS mental health care for four years, trust says

Axel Rudakubana was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years for murdering three young girls in Southport on July 29 last year.

The Independent UK

Badenoch warned that Prevent was ‘subject to heavy-handedness’ in 2015 report

The Tory leader signed off a report in 2015 that suggested Prevent could alienate communities, despite criticising Labour for having the concern in its 2019 manifesto

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch co-wrote report saying Prevent scheme could ‘alienate communities’

Tory leader backed 2015 inquiry but has now criticised Labour for having same concerns about counter-terror strategy

The Guardian - UK

Axel Rudakubana walked a long path to murder. At what point could he have been stopped?

Arguments about evil risk distracting us from practical questions that could save lives in the future, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Southport murders: no easy answers after such senseless slaughter

Editorial: Now the killer is in jail, the process of unpicking where the authorities went wrong can begin

The Guardian - UK

Police failed to arrest Southport killer when caught with knife two years before attack

Officers told Axel Rudakubana’s mother to keep knives out of son’s reach after he was found carrying blade on bus

The Conversation

Southport attack: changing the definition of terrorism won’t stop the violence

Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum 52 years in jail for the killing of three young girls in Southport in a stabbing attack in 2024. After Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a public inquiry, saying the state “failed in its duty” to…

Evening Standard

Police and Prevent under scrutiny as details emerge on Southport killer

Police were called six times over Axel Rudakubana and he was referred to Prevent three times

The Independent UK

Warning signs missed: Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s parents asked police four times for help with teen

Police were repeatedly called and teachers raised fears over teen researching terror attack on school computer in a string of missed opportunities to halt killer

The Guardian - UK

Southport killer said he was ‘glad’ children were dead after arrest

CCTV shown of Axel Rudakubana’s attack at dance studio in July 2024, as sentencing hearing told details of girls’ injuries

Evening Standard

Southport attacks: Axel Rudakubana jailed for minimum of 52 years for 'evil' knife massacre at children's dance class

Rudakubana cowardly refused to come into the dock at Liverpool Crown Court when he was being sentenced by the judge

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