In recent years, I've been campaigning for the ban on dangerous knives and weapons, backing the Express & Star campaign and lobbying ministers on an issue that I know is important to our communities across Bloxwich, Willenhall and Walsall North
I’m pleased that the Government has now announced new measures to ban zombie-style knives and machetes. It will now be illegal to possess, sell, manufacture or transport these dangerous weapons. In the summer, a surrender and compensation scheme will be introduced to get rid of these weapons once and for all
Sadly residents across Bloxwich, Willenhall and Walsall North know the impact of knife crime far too well and I’m certain that this decisive action is a step in the right direction.