Young campaigners urge Boris Johnson to make tackling knife crime 'top priority'

Young people deliver letter to PM BorisJohnson demanding he makes tackling knife crime a 'top priority'

Campaigner Zak Hall, from Redbridge in east London, claimed some felt being drawn into knife crime was a"new reality".The 24-year-old added both his brothers were victims of knife crime and one of his friends was murdered last year.

"The response to this emergency must be led from the very top, and the voice of young people must be at the forefront," she added.A Labour MP said Boris Johnson should make tackling the issue a 'national and personal priority'"But the solutions proposed by young people today show he needs to think much bigger. I hope he listens and agrees to meet them in person."

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