Could PM have said more?
Or would talking about Axel Rudakubana have made things worse?
In his statement yesterday after Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the Southport murders and related charges, the prime minister claimed that law forbade him or anyone else from disclosing details sooner.
Sir Keir Starmer KC MP said:
If this trial had collapsed because I or anyone else had revealed crucial details while the police were investigating, whi…
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