Keir Starmer promised a full and unflinching look at the state’s failure to protect three schoolgirls, who were stabbed to death last July at a dance class in Southport.Henry Nicholls/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Bruised by Farage and Musk, Starmer vows Southport murders probe – POLITICO

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LONDON — Keir Starmer has spent much of his premiership taking brickbats from the populist right.

On Tuesday, he tried to get ahead of the fight.

In a carefully choreographed series of announcements meant to maximize the United Kingdom prime minister’s impact, Starmer promised a full and unflinching look at the state’s failure to protect three schoolgirls, who were stabbed to death last July at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the town of Southport.