{"id":42533,"title":"New Coalition to tackle Knife Crime","description":"We are pleased to announce that we are now part of a new coalition between the government, families of victims of knife crime, knife crime campaigners and organisations tackling knife crime.","content":"<p><strong>We are pleased to announce that we are now part of a new coalition between the government, families of victims of knife crime, knife crime campaigners and organisations tackling knife crime.  <\/strong><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ss5a297l7xlidrcfqaknhyflojvsvqnbvcr4l7tcfgwen4cf.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"ss5a297l7xlidrcfqaknhyflojvsvqnbvcr4l7tcfgwen4cf.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/46mjf0gnpktqnfhchu18kmktny21yvviup8nmtm2awhbuaqk.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"46mjf0gnpktqnfhchu18kmktny21yvviup8nmtm2awhbuaqk.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/kzgl8bmylaqjqyjutswpboh1fnwvczfvymyatmeyizhdtnja.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"kzgl8bmylaqjqyjutswpboh1fnwvczfvymyatmeyizhdtnja.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>On Monday 9th September we met with the Prime Minister,  the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Home Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood,  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden, Crime Reduction Director Sarah Swinford, actor and knife crime campaigner Idris Elba, Baroness Lawrence, and others working to tackle knife crime.<\/p><p>We shared Ronan\u2019s story and reiterated the urgency for Ronan\u2019s Law, which would ensure a ban on the sale of ninja swords amongst other threatening bladed articles.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/4lttvyufnpeb7kqky4jzrdaphp1vscpe4q6aokbqzlzv4nny.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"4lttvyufnpeb7kqky4jzrdaphp1vscpe4q6aokbqzlzv4nny.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>The Prime Minister invited us and others to hold the government to account on their new 10-year plan to halve knife crime figures. We are pleased to be part of this coalition and truly believe it will bring about a much needed change. <\/p><p><\/p><p> <\/p>","urlTitle":"we-are-now","url":"\/blog\/we-are-now\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/we-are-now\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/justiceforronankanda.org\/blog\/we-are-now\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1726331782,"updatedAt":1726336559,"publishedAt":1726336558,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":294530,"name":"#JusticeForRonan"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/bwgf1brdwxanrgfpyuxzhpqmpglp7hsltsrntnkxwkx0cb2t.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/bwgf1brdwxanrgfpyuxzhpqmpglp7hsltsrntnkxwkx0cb2t.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/bwgf1brdwxanrgfpyuxzhpqmpglp7hsltsrntnkxwkx0cb2t.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":50391,"title":"Ninja sword Amnesty Starts 1st July 2025","url":"\/blog\/ninja-sword-amnesty-starts-1st-july-2024\/","urlTitle":"ninja-sword-amnesty-starts-1st-july-2024","division":294530,"description":"The UK Government has launched the largest weapons amnesty for ninja swords ever seen in the country, in partnership with Fazamnesty.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/3cm6iu8wldvkp9lihnohjvdlvw39y69jk31nww1cq9anzguy.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/3cm6iu8wldvkp9lihnohjvdlvw39y69jk31nww1cq9anzguy.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":46570,"title":"Major Campaign Win: Ronan's Law Announced","url":"\/blog\/major-campaign-win-ronans-law-announced\/","urlTitle":"major-campaign-win-ronans-law-announced","division":294530,"description":"Ronan\u2019s Law: The government has announced a series of new and stricter measures to tackle knife crime in Ronan\u2019s name.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/643e7cs5fptrfyvhjsxkeb7gmtdlenoa5mbjjsrd5x7yhv29.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/643e7cs5fptrfyvhjsxkeb7gmtdlenoa5mbjjsrd5x7yhv29.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":36085,"title":"Keir Starmer and Idris Elba back our plea for a ban on Ninja swords","url":"\/blog\/keir-starmer-and-idris-elba-back-our-plea-for-a-ban-on-ninja-swords\/","urlTitle":"keir-starmer-and-idris-elba-back-our-plea-for-a-ban-on-ninja-swords","division":294530,"description":"Speaking in a recent ITV interview Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, and Idris Elba, celebrity knife crime campaigner, back our plea to the government to add ninja swords to their recently announced ban on the sales of zombie knives and machetes.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/8yhpmvlopx5wty1mauvr1hxqngyibxgjckxwgb7gljuptkdt.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/8yhpmvlopx5wty1mauvr1hxqngyibxgjckxwgb7gljuptkdt.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}