Prevent under review after failing to stop Southport killer, who else did they miss?

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Left to right, Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar It has emerged there were multiple warning signs that the teenager was plotting an act of evil, with his concerned teachers making referrals to the government’s flagship anti-terror programme Prevent in the years before the attack. They included: In December 2019, he was referred after making comments about a mass shooting In February 2021, a fellow pupil raised concerns after Rudakubana posted images of Colonel Gaddafi on Instagram In April 2021, a teacher raised concerns after noticing he was reading about the 2017 London Bridge attack, in which eight people were killed Despite the three referrals over Rudakubana, concerns about him were never escalated up the chain, meaning he was not put under enhanced monitoring. Another killer who appeared to slip through the net was Khairi Saadallah, who went on to stab three men in Reading’s Forbury Gardens on 20 June 2020. open image in gallery Reading terror attacker Khairi Saadallah was known to Prevent and MI5 Concerns had been raised to community mental health teams, probation officers and Prevent that Saadallah could carry out a London Bridge-style attack due to his extremist views. Speaking in the Commons, Ms Cooper said Lord Anderson will start work “immediately”, adding: “His first task will be to conduct a thorough review of the Prevent history in this case to identify what changes are needed to make sure serious cases are not missed, particularly when there is mixed and unclear ideology.” Meanwhile, the Home Office will look at the thresholds used for Prevent referrals to see how violent behaviour can be “urgently” addressed.