Overview

• The Youth Opportunity Summit at St James’s Palace convened King Charles, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Idris Elba and victims’ families for the second annual review of UK knife crime initiatives.
• Sir Keir Starmer said Ronan’s Law will ban ninja swords upon enactment and that mobile collection vans will run a national amnesty to recover illegal blades.
• Participants stressed the need for unified delivery across government departments, charities and local organisations to turn policy pledges into community-level violence prevention programmes.
• The Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime remains active alongside survivor-led drives like Idris Elba’s Don’t Stop Your Future campaign, reinforcing cross-sector collaboration.
• A six-member Netflix crew filmed the summit as part of a documentary marking The King’s Trust’s 50th anniversary, due to air in 2026.