Major overhaul to how knives are bought online in wake of Southport attack: Axel Rudakubana purchased weapons off Amazon before rampage

Ministers are planning a major overhaul to how knives are bought online after Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana purchased weapons off Amazon before carrying out a sickening rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party. Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana has admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told the House of Commons yesterday that it was a 'disgrace' that Rudakubana was able to buy knives on Amazon It comes on top of a manifesto commitment to fine executives at tech companies which are failing to stop the sale of banned ninja swords, zombie-style knives and machetes. Sir Keir Starmer said the Southport murders were 'not a one-off' and that Britain faced a new threat of 'extreme violence carried out by loners, misfits, young men in their bedrooms' 'The technology is there to set up age-verification checks, even for kitchen knives ordered online. An aerial view of Rudakubana's home on Old School Close in Banks, Lancashire, following his arrest Police investigate on Hart Street in Southport on July 29 after the attacks at the dance class Police officers outside the home of Rudakubana in Banks, Lancashire, on July 30, 2024 Sir Keir said it was a 'devastating moment in our history' and must be a 'line in the sand' for Britain, with 'fundamental change' in the way citizens are protected The PM told a press conference in Downing Street that people were right to 'demand answers' over 'failings' in the case of Axel Rudakubana Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper were in No9 to watch the PM's statement The review, conducted since the summer, has concluded that 'too much weight was placed on the absence of ideology' and that his case 'should not have been closed' by counter-terror police who were assessing whether he posed a threat.