London mayor 'failing' to tackle knife crime, says business secretary after Hainault attack.

London mayor 'failing' to tackle knife crime, says business secretary after Hainault attack.

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch tells Sky News the London mayor is failing to tackle knife crime - following an attack that left a 14-year-old dead in the capital.

She was responding to a question about how high a priority tackling knife crime is for the government - with official data showing it increased across England and Wales in 2022-23.

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