A Ronan's Law ban on killer knives will be established by a new Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer pledged today. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 The party has today announced it will introduce Ronan’s Law - named after 16-year-old Wolverhampton murder victim Ronan Kanda - as a priority if it forms the next government. It will be a comprehensive crackdown on the sale and possession of dangerous zombie knives, machetes and swords.
The schoolboy was murdered with a 50cm ninja blade yards from his Lanesfield home in a case of mistaken identity two years ago. The Labour Party says it will work relentlessly to tackle “the scourge of serious violence on Britain’s streets”, with a mission to halve knife crime within a decade. The pledge comes a day after leader Sir Keir Starmer wrote an open letter to Star readers in which he said he was determined to act on a problem that has led to the deaths of several teenagers in recent years across the West Midlands.
As a central part of that programme, Ronan’s Law will include a comprehensive ban on possession of a wider range of lethal weapons which have been used to kill teenagers on Britain’s streets. That will include zombie knives, machetes and ninja swords. Labour has pledged to carry out a full and comprehensive review of online knife sales, from purchase through to delivery, with much tougher enforcement of ID checks.
It comes after revelations that many young attackers find it easy to .
