Yesterday, the Home Office announced further action to tackle the sale of online knives, following the horrific attacks in Nottingham last year. Now, anyone caught selling knives to children will face two years in prison – up from six months. I have always been committed to combatting knife crime through legislative efforts, community initiatives, andContinue reading “Cracking down on online knife sales”
Category Archives: Youth Knife Crime & CCE
Cracking down on knife crime
Knife crime must be tackled head to keep communities safe across Britain, including Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton. We have a plan and are acting on it to π‘ππ₯π π€π§π’ππ ππ«π’π¦π π¨π―ππ« ππ‘π π§ππ±π ππππππ: From legislating to ban ninja swords, lethal zombie-style blades and machetes; to the successful GMP operations AVRO and Venture toContinue reading “Cracking down on knife crime”
Safer Communities
This morning I met with Chief Inspector Trevor Harrison from Oldham Police Station today to discuss concerns raised with me about youth violence and knife crime following a number of high-profile incidents in the constituency. The data shows there has been a recent spike in knife related incidents, though broadly it appears to be followingContinue reading “Safer Communities”
Jim McMahon OBE MP 