Idris Elba calls for immediate ban on machetes and ‘zombie’ knives | Knife crime

The actor and musician Idris Elba has called for the immediate banning of machetes and “zombie” knives, as well as for more funding for youth services, as part of a campaign to end youth knife violence.

The star of Luther and The Wire is also releasing a song and will launch the campaign, called Don’t Stop Your Future, with an installation in Parliament Square in London on Monday.

“I can’t stay silent as more young lives are lost to these brutal and heartless crimes,” Elba said. “As school returns, too many young people will not be joining their classmates and too many grieving…