presenter Ellie Costello had to stop her colleague who was passiontely discussing the ongoing grooming gangs scandal and Sir took to the podium at Downing Street to address the Southport attack.
She said: “Really serious story, thank you for discussing but we need to pass over to Downing Street,” as the camera went to Starmer at the podium.
The PM shared how the Southport attack was “a devastating moment in our history”.
He added: “All parents will have thought, ‘It could have been our children’.”
Ellie crossed over to hear Sir Keir Starmer speak this morning (Image: GB NEWS)
The PM blasted state failings that “leap off the page” as he pledged to leave “no stone unturned” in investigating how Axel Rudakubana was left free to murder three young girls.
Sir Keir promised that “nothing will be off the table” as he announced a public inquiry into how Whitehall failed to protect innocent children.
And he warned that Britain faces a new “threat of terrorism”, one stemming from loners and misfits rather than just organised extremist groups.
At a press conference in Downing Street, Sir Keir said: “We must make sure the names of those three young girls, are not associated with the vile perpetrator but instead, with a fundamental change in how Britain protects its citizens, and its children.
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Sir Keir Starmer addressed the nation today. (Image: Getty)
“In pursuit of that, we must, of course, ask and answer difficult questions that should be far-reaching unburdened by cultural or institutional sensitivities and driven only by the pursuit of justice.”
The PM added: “I will not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure, failure, which in this case, frankly, leaps off the page.”
As his trial was due to begin on Monday (January 20), Radakubana pleaded guilty to all charges: three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and two terror-related charges.
One of these counts was about the production of a biological toxin, ricin.
The terrorism offence relates to a PDF file entitled Military Studies In The Jihad Against The Tyrants, The Al Qaeda Training Manual.
A sentencing date was set for January 23, and Justice Goose said a life order was inevitable.