{"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":35938,"title":"Justice served for Ronan as two teenagers convicted and sentenced to life.","url":"\/blog\/justice-served-for-ronan-as-two-school-pupils-convicted\/","urlTitle":"justice-served-for-ronan-as-two-school-pupils-convicted","division":294530,"description":"Justice was finally served today, Thursday 13th July 2023, as two 17-year-olds were sentenced for fatally stabbing our 16-year-old boy Ronan in a harrowing case of mistaken identity.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cundn9hbtk8fu6sclnvlvizfg7didq9t5zawtoj9ofo8bdqq.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/cundn9hbtk8fu6sclnvlvizfg7didq9t5zawtoj9ofo8bdqq.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":54149,"title":"An article written by Pooja Kanda OBE","url":"\/blog\/an-article-written-by-pooja-kanda-obe\/","urlTitle":"an-article-written-by-pooja-kanda-obe","division":294530,"description":"On 29 October 2025, Pooja Kanda wrote a powerful national article for the Daily Mirror, sharing the story behind Ronan\u2019s Law .","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/1hdzjqsjb5hxk78g0qhgd8uaduytjscl7m6mm8ctavso0xrs.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/1hdzjqsjb5hxk78g0qhgd8uaduytjscl7m6mm8ctavso0xrs.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":50237,"title":"Hike up Mam Tor raises \u00a34554 in Ronan's name!","url":"\/blog\/mam-tor-raises-4554-in-ronans-name\/","urlTitle":"mam-tor-raises-4554-in-ronans-name","division":294530,"description":"On May 10th, friends and family joined us as we hiked up Mam Tor in memory of Ronan.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/uiganksuij9svrzgytgwunfbfyabczkqv9whaznugvkb7peq.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/uiganksuij9svrzgytgwunfbfyabczkqv9whaznugvkb7peq.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}