{"id":213185,"date":"2025-01-24T06:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T06:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/southport-murders-was-there-a-cover-up\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T06:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T06:03:29","slug":"southport-murders-was-there-a-cover-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/southport-murders-was-there-a-cover-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Southport murders \u2013 was there a \u2018cover-up\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DGkH3swJHYw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Southport murders \u2013 was there a \u2018cover-up\u2019?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DGkH3swJHYw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As Axel Rudakubana is sentenced for the murder of three young girls and the attempted murder of 10 more people last year, Electoral Dysfunction reflects on how the prime minister has handled claims that authorities covered up how much they knew about the killer in the days and weeks after.<\/p>\n<p>Beth discusses how Sir Keir Starmer answered her questions about those claims. Harriet calls for the public inquiry into the failings to be completed quickly and Ruth agrees with the PM about changing the legal definition of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the podcast \u2013 how will Donald Trump impact UK politics?<\/p>\n<p>Email us at electoraldysfunction@sky.uk (https:\/\/sky.uk) , post on X to @BethRigby, or send a WhatsApp voice note on 07934 200 444.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Axel Rudakubana is sentenced for the murder of three young girls and the attempted murder of 10 more people last year, Electoral Dysfunction reflects on how the prime minister has handled claims that authorities covered up how much they knew about the killer in the days and weeks after. 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