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Starmer pledges knife crime action after No 10 summit

BBC Local News Monday, 9 September 2024 ()
BBC Local News: London -- Hollywood star Idris Elba joined Sir Keir Starmer at a 10 Downing Street summit aimed at halving knife crime over the next decade. The prime minister has pledged to "double down" on knife crime and invited 100 experts, including police, technology companies and victims' families, to attend the first meeting of a coalition to tackle the issue. The coalition aims to stop young people from being dragged into violent gangs and will hold annual meetings to work towards reducing knife crime, which is now the most common method of homicide in England and Wales. Speaking after the first session, Luther star and knife crime campaigner Mr Elba said the talks had been "a step in the right direction".
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