We will continue to ensure that serious and dangerous offenders are managed effectively and their risk is reduced
through appropriate use of prison and then
through the multi-agency public protection arrangements... Any adult who commits a
crime using a
knife can expect to be sent to prison, and serious offenders can expect a long sentence.
Thousands are expected to march
through London today to protest against
knife and gun
crime as it was also revealed only 10 of the capital's 74 MPs attended a debate tabled in the House of Commons on the issue on Thursday.