Sir Keir Starmer thanks the emergency services who responded to the incident 'in the most awful of circumstances'.
The prime minister has visited Southport to pay his respects to the victims of Monday's stabbings, and to their families who are 'going through raw pain and grief'. Sir Keir Starmer laid flowers near the Hart Space, a community centre where children had been attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop before the attack.
to say as prime minister, on behalf of the country, we are grateful for what they did', adding: 'They, of course, say they will respond, they are professionals, to anything. 'But there is no pretending that what they had to respond to yesterday was ordinary. was very, very difficult for them, they were absolutely professional and it was important for me to come and say simple words - thank you.
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