Shabana Mahmood signals change to knife laws after demand from Henry Nowak's dad

Daily Mirror · Sophie Huskisson · 2026-11-06 08:48 UTC

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she had not 'taken any options off the table' when asked about calls to change knife laws following the murder of Henry Nowak

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she had not 'taken any options off the table' when asked about calls to change knife laws following the murder of Henry Nowak

Shabana Mahmood has signalled she is considering a change to knife laws following the murder of Henry Nowak.

The Home Secretary said she had not “taken any options off the table”, after Mr Nowak’s father called for a clearer definition in law of what a Sikh kirpan looks like.

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