Keir Starmer admits the state 'failed' Southport victims and there are 'grave questions to answer' after counter-terror scheme cleared child-killer THREE times

Sir Keir Starmer today admitted the state 'failed in its ultimate duty' to protect the victims of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana as it was revealed he was on the radar of counter-extremism officials. Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class The Prime Minister lashed out at the crimes committed by the 'vile and sick' teenager and admitted the state had 'failed in its ultimate duty' to protect his victims Downing Street rejected claims that there had been a 'gigantic cover-up' ahead of the court case, amid allegations from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage Rudakubana pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court to the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tonight announced a public inquiry into Rudakubana's murders that can 'get to the truth about what happened and what needs to change' Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, was one of the three children killed in the knife attack in Southport Bebe King, six, was also killed in the knife attack at The Hart Space in Southport Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, was among the three little girls killed in the attack in Southport Rudakubana's guilty plea is likely to raise pressure on Prevent to explain how he slipped through the cracks, engaging in a horrific crime and sparking a summer of violent, often racist, unrest across the UK, fuelled by online conspiracy theories Mr Farage drew criticism from across the political spectrum for remarks he made in a video in the immediate aftermath of the Southport attack in which he questioned 'whether the truth is being withheld from us'. A court artist's sketch of Rudakubana appearing at Liverpool Crown Court this morning The Government announced emergency security for mosques and Sir Keir Starmer promised those involved would 'face the full force of the law' Musk, a close ally of Donald Trump, branded the PM #TwoTierKeir, in reference to claims or allegations of 'two tier policing' in Britain complaining about harsh sentences handed out to those involved in the disorder fuelled by far-Right thugs But Rudakubana was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents and moved with his family to the village of Banks in Lancashire about a decade ago. The riots came barely an hour after thousands of mourners gathered for a vigil at the Atkinson in Southport Mourners leave floral tributes near the scene in Hart Street, where the three children died and eight were injured in a 'ferocious' knife attack The Government announced emergency security for mosques and Sir Keir promised those involved would 'face the full force of the law'.