Enda Brady: UK correspondent on the UK looking to tighten knife sale laws after Southport attack
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
January 23, 20255m 11s
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The Southport attack has prompted the UK to toughen up the laws on buying knives as the killer awaits sentencing.
Under new legislation, anyone buying a knife online will be required to submit two forms of ID and record a live video proving their age.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says Prime Minister Keir Starmer has observed what needed to be changed - as the looser restrictions likely enabled the killer in the first place.
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crimesouthport stabbingkniveslaw changes