It should come as no surprise that ministers have accepted all the recommendations made in the first phase of the Southport inquiry. The investigation identified a raft of failings by public bodies to prevent the murder of three girls by Axel Rudakubana, which the government has promised to ‘urgently address’. The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood,

The Government published its response to the findings of the first phase of the inquiry on Thursday

First phase of inquiry identified multiple failings to prevent murders of three girls, which government will ‘urgently’ address