In a post on X, leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch welcomed Keir Starmer's announcement of a public inquiry - but said "Labour must not use it to hide behind their own failings". "There remain serious questions about the transparency of government information at the time of the unrest that followed these horrific killings," Badenoch wrote.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will face Tory leader Kemi Badenoch at PMQs with possible questions expected on the state of Britain's finances and questions over the Southport murders

Kemi Badenoch has seemingly missed an opportunity to grill Sir Keir Starmer on the failings surrounding Axel Rudakubana's horrific killings last summer. The Prime Minister, who vowed not to leave a stone unturned in an inquiry into the Southport murders,

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the conviction of 'vile and sick Southport killer' Axel Rudakubana was welcome but it was also a 'moment of trauma for the nation'