"Terrorism has changed" as Britain faces a "new and dangerous threat" from extreme violence, Sir Keir Starmer has said in a statement on the Southport murders. Speaking in Downing Street after the government announced a public inquiry into the case, the prime minister said failings by the state "leap off the page".

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that the Southport knife attack last July was a sign that the country faces a new type of terrorism threat in the form of extreme violence perpetrated by loners.

The prime minister has addressed the nation after the government announced an inquiry into state failings to prevent the Southport attack.

Prime Minister was speaking after it was revealed Axel Rudakubana had been referred to Prevent terrorism programme three times before committing Southport killiungs