Governments have found themselves ill-equipped to deal with the emergent terror threat from young men accessing extreme content online

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that the Southport knife attack last July was a sign that the country faces a new type of terrorism threat in the form of extreme violence perpetrated by loners. (Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, writing by Sarah Young; editing by William James)

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to "leave no stone unturned" to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws.

After a teenager admitted murdering three girls at a dance class, Keir Starmer said people were being radicalized into violence for its own sake and terrorism laws might need to change.

"Terrorism has changed" as Britain faces a "new and dangerous threat" from extreme violence, Sir Keir Starmer has said in a statement on the Southport murders. Speaking in Downing Street after the government announced a public inquiry into the case,

Sir Keir Starmer says Britain faces new terror threats from “loners, misfits and young men in their bedrooms” following the Southport murders.