The UK government's being urged to treat knife crime as seriously as terrorism.
The call from former government minister Vernon Coaker comes amid a growing political crisis over the issue.
The number of children under 16 who were stabbed in England jumped 93% between 2016 and 2018.
The government is denying claims from critics that the spike in knife crime is due to austerity and police cuts.
But Katy Wright - an emergency care hospital consultant in Birmingham - believes it is.
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