Yesterday, Keir Starmer admitted he knew about Axel Rudakubana’s background long before the details became public. This raises serious concerns about transparency and how the authorities have handled such incidents.
According to Matt Goodwin, who spoke on GB News, the public is being misled. Ever since the horrific events in Southport, authorities have hidden behind legal technicalities and complicated procedures to avoid giving clear answers. People sensed from the beginning that something didn’t add up, but instead of providing clarity, officials chose to keep quiet.
Goodwin highlighted how Keir Starmer’s actions don’t always match his words. In the past, Starmer was quick to label events like the Finsbury Park, London Bridge, and Plymouth attacks as acts of terrorism before formal charges were even made.
Yet, when it came to Southport, he stayed silent and refused to release key information, claiming it would break contempt of court laws. Why was the approach so different this time?
There are now claims that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) pressured Merseyside Police not to reveal details about the suspect. Starmer admitted that he was aware of “some circumstances” regarding Rudakubana, but the question remains: why didn’t he act sooner? Why wasn’t the public told the truth from the beginning?
Instead of addressing the real issues, the government has focused on blaming online knife sales. They’ve fast-tracked new laws to restrict knife purchases for under-18s, acting as if platforms like Amazon are responsible for what happened in Southport. This is similar to what happened after the murder of MP David Amess, when the government shifted the focus to online abuse rather than dealing with the root causes of such crimes.
In the Sun, the Prime Minister referred to Rudakubana as a “two-click killer,” suggesting that the crime happened because it was too easy to buy knives online. But this argument ignores the bigger picture. The system failed the victims in Southport, just as it failed the victims of grooming gangs in the past.
The truth is, these issues go far beyond knife laws or online sales. They’re about a system that continues to let people down, whether it’s through weak leadership, poor decision-making, or efforts to cover up the truth. Time and again, the state has failed to protect victims, and instead of accountability, we get excuses and deflections.
Enough is enough. The people affected by Southport, and the public as a whole, deserve honesty from those in charge. The government and other authorities must stop hiding behind legalities and start taking responsibility. The victims and their families deserve justice, and the British people deserve leaders who tell the truth, not ones who conceal it. It’s time for the cover-ups to end and for real accountability to begin.