The cabinet ministers joined in a debate with a panel of young people from Lambeth, Southwark, Haringey, Waltham Forest and Croydon at the Safer London Foundation, the charity of the Metropolitan Police.
The Home Office also hosted an event for anti-knife crime and anti-serious youth violence projects run by young ambassadors for the Prince’s Trust.
"Gang and youth violence can blight individual lives and whole communities, and it is important that young people themselves are part of the solution," said May. "The vast majority of young people make a positive contribution to society and often in the face of some very big challenges."
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