Prevent boss departs following review into agency failures to stop Southport killer Axel Rudakubana Axel Rudakubana’s Prevent case was closed before he went on to carry out the Southport murders The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Prevent boss leaves role after Southport killer case – reports Michael Stewart is reported to have left the top job following the findings of a Prevent learning review. Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025
Prevent chief departs after damning inquiry over Southport attack Michael Stewart had led counter-terrorism programme since 2020, and reviews exposed its basic failures The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025
Yvette Cooper ‘urgently’ looking at gun laws after Luton triple murder trial Home secretary says Nicholas Prosper case ‘exposed deep and longstanding weaknesses in private firearms sales’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
Gap in law that prevented arrest of Southport killer ‘horrifying’ – watchdog The terror watchdog’s review recommended creating an offence to prevent mass casualty attacks before they happen. Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025
‘Horrifying’ legal gap that prevented arrest of Southport killer The UK terror watchdog has recommended creating an offence to prevent attacks before they happen The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Outrage Erupts After Southport Killings While Minister Slams PMs Dangerous Terror Law Plan Police bosses have been warned to step up and provide clear, accurate details in the wake of major incidents to prevent conspiracy theories from running wild. The Fashion Central · Mar 13, 2025
Katie Amess says ‘glimmer of hope’ inquiry will be reconsidered after PM meeting The murdered MP’s daughter met with the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025
Why has the home secretary rejected calls for an inquiry over the murder of MP Sir David Amess? Family of late politician angry at Yvette Cooper for not staging probe Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2025
Home secretary rejects call for inquiry by family of murdered MP David Amess MP’s wife and daughter describe Yvette Cooper’s decision as ‘insulting’ and ‘adding salt on to an open wound’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025
Sir David Amess’s daughter tearfully speaks of ‘betrayal’ after inquiry rejected Katie Amess was speaking at a press conference in central London on Monday. Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025
Cooper accused of ‘adding salt to wound’ after rejecting calls for public inquiry into David Amess murder Sir David’s daughter Katie Amess accused the home secretary of stringing her family along for months The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025
Home Secretary rejects calls from Sir David Amess’s family for public inquiry Sir David’s widow and daughter described the letter as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘insulting’. The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025
Sir David Amess's daughter tearfully slams 'insulting' refusal to hold public inquiry into MP's murder Sir David’s widow and daughter described the letter as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘insulting’ Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025 Girl, 16, accused of terror investigated by MI5 until death, inquest told Rhianan Rudd, 16, was charged with terror offences after saying she wanted to blow up a synagogue.
Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025 Schoolgirl accused of terrorism ‘thriving’ in weeks before death, inquest told Rhianan Rudd, 16, died at a children’s home in May 2022 around five months after her terror charges were dropped.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2025 ‘I hate my school’: why are more British teenagers plotting shooting attacks? Experts say young men and boys ‘with strong sense of grievance’ are ‘idolising’ shooters involved in US massacres. They are also falling through the gaps of UK terrorism laws
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025 UK teenager who killed herself after terror charges ‘was groomed by neo-Nazi’ Rhianan Rudd, 16, was referred to Prevent by her mother after becoming ‘fixated on Hitler’, inquest told
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025 Southport killer’s sentence will not be referred to court of appeal Attorney general declines to refer Axel Rudakubana’s 52-year minimum sentence to unduly lenient sentence scheme
Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025 Slain MP’s daughter: Review is paper exercise that doesn’t mean anything Katie Amess said the Prevent learning review doesn’t help her and that a public inquiry is needed into her father Sir David Amess’ murder.
Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025 Counter-terror review linked to MP’s murder ‘clearly inadequate’ Former MP Anna Firth criticised a review of how terrorist Ali Harbi Ali was dealt with under a counter-terrorism scheme.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025 David Amess’s killer had been dropped too soon by Prevent, review finds Anti-radicalisation scheme found to have made series of errors in case of Ali Harbi Ali, who went on to murder MP
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025 Veteran MP’s killer had Prevent case closed ‘too quickly’ – minister Ali Harbi Ali had been referred to Prevent seven years before he killed Sir David Amess on October 15 2021.
Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025 Killer of MP David Amess had Prevent case closed ‘too quickly’ Ali Harbi Ali had been referred to Prevent seven years before he killed veteran MP
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025 Daughter of murdered MP says ‘everyone failed by Prevent’ should get inquiry Katie Amess’s father, former MP Sir David Amess, was stabbed to death in 2021 by Ali Harbi Ali, who had been referred to Prevent prior to the attack.