Idris
Elba
is
urging
United
Kingdom
officials
to
get
tougher
on
so-called
“zombie”
knives
in
the
wake
of
a
spate
of
stabbings
across
London
and
the
wider
region.
The
celebrated
actor
is
spearheading
a
campaign
that
hopes
to
quell
knife
crime.
Idris
Elba
sat
down
with
BBC
Radio
4
for
a
discussion
where
he
spoke
about
his
Don’t
Stop
Your
Future
campaign
and
expressed
that
he’s
using
his
platform
and
ability
to
get
messages
spread
wide
to
call
on
the
government
to
crack
down
on
zombie
knives.
For
those
unaware,
zombie
knives
feature
a
serrated
edge,
a
cutting
edge,
and
violent
words
and
imagery
emblazoned
upon
them.
The
zombie
style
is
also
seen
in
machetes
as
well.
Per
the
BBC,
Elba,
51,
attended
a
demonstration
at
Parliament
Square
on
Monday
(June
8)
where
the
victims
of
stabbings
were
represented
by
way
of
clothes
laid
out
on
a
lawn.
The
hope
is
to
gain
the
attention
of
Members
of
Parliament
(MPs)
returning
from
the
holiday
recess.
More
from
BBC:
The
actor
told
the
BBC
a
planned
change
to
the
law,
which
would
introduce
the
ban,
needs
to
be
fast-tracked.
He
accused
politicians
of
not
giving
the
issue
“the
focus
it
deserves”.
The
Home
Office
said
on
Monday
in
a
statement
it
“will
not
hesitate
to
do
more
to
keep
our
streets
safe”.
It
said
bans
on
zombie
and
cyclone
knives
are
already
in
place
“and
work
under
way
to
extend
this
to
include
zombie-style
machetes”.
Idris
Elba
is
set
to
release
a
new
music
single
titled
“Knives
Down”
with
the
backing
of
his
Don’t
Stop
Your
Future
campaign.
—
Photo:
Getty
