Delay in bid to tighten zombie knives ban defended by home secretary
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 Home Secretary James Cleverly has defended the government's delay in announcing legislation to toughen up a ban on zombie knives.
The home secretary has defended the Government’s record on tackling knife crime as he announced next steps to ban zombie-style knives. James Cleverly met police chiefs in Kent to discuss youth violence prevention projects and joined officers on a foot patrol of Gravesend town centre. Report by...
The meeting between the Irish Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and the British Home Secretary James Cleverly was postponed last minute on Sunday evening.
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The Home Secretary has vowed to crack down on spiking as he said perpetrators will be “held to account” by changes in the law. James Cleverly said the government is updating legislation to make it clear that spiking is a crime, as he visited officers during the first national week of action against spiking. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home secretary James Cleverly and other leaders take part in a family photograph at the Global Fraud Summit at Lancaster House in Westminster. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary James Cleverly told the audience that fraud is "often an overlooked crime" that happens "invisibly". Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Cabinet ministers including Home Secretary James Cleverly and Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron arrive at Downing Street ahead of Jeremy Hunt's Budget announcement. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Actor Idris Elba leads the Don't Stop Your Future campaign calling for the immediate ban on machetes and so-called zombie knives. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn..
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
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