UNCOVERED: 6 - The Untold Story

Full details of Southport killer’s three Prevent referrals in 16 months

A review said the concerns raised should have meant Axel Rudakubana was given further support to be diverted away from extremism.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Misspelling of Southport killer’s name may have caused Prevent to close case, MPs told

Review finds Axel Rudakubana’s surname was incorrect in one of three referrals to scheme to spot potential terrorists

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

Too much focus by Prevent on Southport killer’s ‘absence of ideology’ – minister

Security minister Dan Jarvis has told the Commons Axel Rudakubana’s case should have been case managed, not closed.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Southport attacks: why the UK needs a unified approach to all violent attacks on the public

The conviction of Axel Rudakubana for the murder of three young girls in Southport has prompted many questions about how the UK handles violence without a clear ideological motive. This case has also shown up the confusion in this area, and made clear the need for a basic reframing of…

The Conversation · Jan 28, 2025

Southport attack: families not told for six months about killer’s Prevent referrals

Police knew Axel Rudakubana had been referred three times after his arrest last July

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

Government not adopting expanded extremism definition, security minister says

Dan Jarvis said a leaked report on expanding the definition ‘does not and will not represent Government policy’.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Cooper blocks call for misogyny crimes to be treated as extremism

The home secretary said the government will continue to focus its anti-terror efforts on Islamist and far-right extremism

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Yvette Cooper to reject call to widen definition of extremism

The Home Secretary is said not to agree with the findings of the ‘rapid analytical sprint on extremism’ she commissioned following the summer riots.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Yvette Cooper to reject call to widen definition of extremism to include far left and 'manosphere'

The Home Secretary reportedly disagrees with the findings of the ‘rapid analytical sprint on extremism’ she commissioned following the summer riots

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

Misogyny and violence against women identified as gateways to extremism, leaked Home Office report says

An online subculture called the ‘manosphere’ was identified as a gateway to extremist views by the Home Office report

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025