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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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…

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