“Year after year I find myself burying young people who’ve been shot or stabbed in our communities. I see the trauma that families go through having lost their loved ones. I am tired of this government failing to effectively address the issues that result in young people carrying knives to schools and on the streets.”
Nims Obunge MBE, chief executive of the anti-crime and anti-violence charity The Peace Alliance, is running as an independent mayoral candidate. He spoke with Newham Voices and explained how he hopes to help Newham and London combat rising violent crime levels.