Keir Starmer’s party has pledged to introduce Ronan’s Law, named after 16-year-old Ronan Kanda – who was murdered with a ninja sword in Wolverhampton in 2022.
Seventeen-year-olds Prabjeet Veadhesa and Sukhman Shergill were sentenced to 18 years and 16 years imprisonment respectively in July last year.
The boys, one of whom had just collected knives bought online, mistook Ronan for another teenager before his death.
Before passing sentence at Wolverhampton Crown Court, the judge, Mr Justice Choudhury, lifted reporting restrictions on naming the teenagers.
He made the decision in part to send out a strong message about the seriousness of knife crime, the court was told.
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