But if that is indeed the case, and the Government was so concerned with not prejudicing ongoing cases, why did they take the opposite approach with the hundreds of people who were arrested in the wake of the Southport riots?

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

SIR Keir Starmer has said the Southport killings “must be a line in the sand for Britain”. The Prime Minister addressed the nation on Tuesday morning, after Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last July.

Keir Starmer has said the Southport killings by teenager Axel Rudakubana 'must be a line in the sand for Britain' and there must be “fundamental change” in how the country protects its children. It comes as the government said they will undertake an inquiry into the 'barbaric' murders of three young girls at a Taylor Swift dance class last year.