'The Government must take immediate action to combat knife crime'

27 September 2023 , 20:58

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Scene of latest stab horror in Croydon (Image: Getty Images)

The fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl should be the moment when politicians finally decide to act on knife crime.

The time for hollow words of sympathy and vacuous promises is over. Too many young people have died from stabbings. How many more must die before the Government finally agrees to tackle this national emergency? Families should not be left grieving for a child whose bright future was stolen in a horrific act of violence.

Yet that is increasingly the case in lawless Britain. Under the Tories’ watch violent crime has soared. It is still far too easy to buy lethal weapons online. Prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level for a decade. We need better enforcement, more police on the street, more lessons on the risks of carrying blades and more resources to tackle the causes of youth crime. But what is really needed is a Government that is prepared to act.

Your Mirror is calling for:

1 More police with greater powers

2 Reverse the cuts to youth services

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3 Boost awareness of knife crime in our schools

4 Tackle the social problems behind the epidemic

5 Government should appoint a dedicated knife crime tsar.

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