'Southport tragedy was preventable — as there was a merry-go-round of buck-passing'

'Southport tragedy was preventable — as there was a merry-go-round of buck-passing' Legislation to deal with those planning attacks without an underlying ideology will be brought forward after the Southport Inquiry report, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood saidNewsopinionVoice of the Mirror18:57, 13 Apr 2026Updated 22:47, 13 Apr 2026View ImageVoice of the Mirror has its say...The Southport inquiry is damning in its clarity: this tragedy was preventable. Bebe King, Elsie Stancombe and Alice Aguiar should not have died. Axel Rudakubana's parents watched their son stockpile weapons, plot violence and failed to raise the alarm. Their reason? They feared he'd be taken into care. That calculation cost three innocent children their lives. The victims rightly call it a moral failure.‌‌But this case speaks to something far wider. In an age of online radicalisation, hidden arsenals ordered with a few clicks, and children disappearing into the darkness of their bedrooms, parenting has never been more consequential. The duty to know your child, truly know them, and act on what you find has never mattered more. Yet the parents were far from alone in their failure. Police, social workers, mental health services - each passed the parcel of responsibility until no one held it at all. A merry-go-round of buck-passing while a killer armed himself under everyone's noses. Sixty-seven recommendations now sit on the table. Every single one must be acted upon. We owe Bebe, Elsie and Alice that much as well as so much more.‌Britain is right to keep its distance. Keir Starmer has made clear the UK will not back Donald Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - a move that risks turning a volatile standoff into a full-blown global crisis. Choking one of the world’s most vital oil routes will hammer households at the pumps, rattle markets and drag allies into possible confrontation. Oil surging towards $150 a barrel is not abstract politics - it’s higher bills and renewe...