BORIS Johnson yesterday vowed to bring in a new “Arthur’s Law” so evil child killers will die behind bars. The Prime Minister told The Sun: “Anyone who plans then carries out the murder of a child …
Discussing the horrific case, the PM said: “The Attorney General is also urgently considering the facts of this case and the sentence handed down, but this is a Government that will always legislate for the toughest possible sentences for such repugnant crimes.”The PM’s intervention comes afterdemanded the killers “must never see the light of day again” and The Sun launched our “Justice For Arthur” campaign.
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi told MPs yesterday: “No government can legislate for evil, but we will take action wherever we can to stop it happening again. We must do more.”Parliament Tory Julian Knight — Arthur’s local MP in Solihull, West Mids — begged ministers to leave “no stone unturned” in finding out what went so tragically wrong.
He said the review must get to the bottom of why police, teachers and social services failed to speak to each other about the case. Conservative colleague Simon Hoare described the case as “bone chilling” and called for a “crusade” on a par with the campaign against female violence