6 February 2025, 19:17 | Updated: 6 February 2025, 19:38

By Flaminia Luck

The Home Secretary has told LBC she supports the introduction of knife arches in schools, but without proper funding, this policy will struggle to become reality.

Too many children are carrying knives, often bringing them into school, putting their classmates and teachers at risk.

Knife arches could be a crucial part of the government’s strategy to make schools safe again - but someone needs to foot the bill.

Yvette Cooper told Nick Ferrari at Breakfast on LBC that she supports schools using metal detectors to catch knives being carried by pupils.

LBC listener Lisa Theobald, whose 20-year-old son was........

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