Idris Elba's emotional knife crime plea has One Show viewers divided
manchestereveningnews.co.ukActor and camapaigner Idris Elba appeared on The One Show tonight (Monday) to talk about his campaign against knife crime. Jermaine Jenas talked to the star about Don’t Stop Your Future.
It calls for an immediate ban on machetes and 'zombie knives', plus more funding for youth services. The 51-year-old unveiled an installation of piles of clothes and shows at Parliament Square in London this morning.
The actor and musician is now seeing the campaign being rolled out on billboards across cities including Manchester from today (January 8). Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go Elba told Jermaine Jenas: "It's really important to me on a human level. I'm a member of our society, I'm a parent and my heart bleeds when I see a young person whose life has been taken needlessly." The campaign used "clothes belonging to actual victims of knife crime to remind policymakers or anyone who can contribute to it, this is a pile of clothes.
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