Labour's Darren Jones said the government needs to clamp down on the access to dangerous substances following a London alkali attack. Abdul Ezedi, 35 and from the Newcastle area, is still on the run after allegedly throwing a corrosive substance at multiple people in South London, leaving a girl and her mother with potentially life-changing injuries. "We have protections in place for other goods that you can buy that might have a legitimate use case but may also cause harm to others and I think off the back of this, it's right that the government considers that an issue and tells us what they might want to do about it," Mr Jones added.
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00:00 Well, you kind of question why people can get hold of these types of materials without
00:06 checks. I think if these types of crimes are happening, it's appropriate for that to be
00:10 reviewed and I would assume that the government is doing that. We have protections in place
00:15 for other goods that you can buy that might have a legitimate use case but also can cause
00:20 harm to others. And I think off the back of this, it's right that government considers
00:24 that issue and tells us what they think they might want to do about it.