“On a specific point on whole life orders, that’s not something we’re looking at.” open image in gallery Murdered in the Southport attack were (from left) Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe ...

Downing Street has ruled out a whole life sentence for Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, amid growing calls for a rethink of the law after he was handed a 52-year sentence. Due to his age at the ...

Downing Street has ruled out a whole life sentence for Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, amid growing calls for a rethink of the law after he was handed a 52-year sentence. Due to his age at the time ...

He was just nine days short of his 18th birthday. The case has sparked calls for a change in the law, enabling whole-life orders to be imposed on under-18s in exceptional circumstances. However, the ...

PM’s spokesman confirms commitment to UN children’s rights convention after calls for Southport attacker never to be released Sir Keir Starmer is opposed to whole life sentences for teenager ...

It comes as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ruled out giving teenage killers like Axel Rudakubana whole life sentences because of UN “laws”. Defence Secretary John Healey revealed the UN ...

Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a promise in the Holocaust Educational Trust's Book of Commitment to honor survivors and vowed to fight antisemitism ...

Sir Keir Starmer is vowing to take on "the NIMBYs" by reducing legal challenges to infrastructure building - with a new approach stopping "newts and bats" from blocking construction. The Labour ...