‘We must end this horror’: Idris Elba says knife crime is at ‘boiling point’ as he demands machete ban
Actor and musician Idris Elba is calling for an immediate ban on machetes and so-called zombie knives as he backs a new campaign to fight knife crime.
The Luther star is also lobbying for more funding for youth services, and is releasing a song in an effort to tackle youth violence across the UK.
Elba launched the campaign, called Don’t Stop Your Future, in London’s Parliament Square on Monday, warning that knife crime is at “boiling point” and that we “must end this horror now”.
It comes as The Independent revealed new figures showing that knife crime against women and girls has doubled over the past five years.
In August 2023, the promised that tougher measures against machetes and zombie-style knives would be introduced.
