Killer Digwa blithely walking the streets w/ large knife brazenly
displayed. The smaller Sikh ceremonial knife is hidden under his clothing.
Posted on 05/29/2026 11:10:53 AM PDT by RandFan
Robert Jenrick has confirmed Reform UK would ban the carrying of ceremonial blades like the Sikh Kirpan, which was held alongside another knife by murderer Vickrum Digwa.
Speaking to GB News, the Reform economics spokesman said his party would end the existing legal protections that allow blades to be carried as part of a cultural practice.
Mr Jenrick was questioned on the issue after Digwa, 23, was found guilty at Southampton Crown Court of murdering university student Henry Nowak.
The 23-year-old was holding a 'Kirpan', a religious knife carried by initiated Sikhs as a mandatory article of faith.
GB News National Reporter Charlie Peters said: “In Wembley Stadium, I certainly couldn't sign up with a razor should I want to have a shave at half time, but Sikhs are allowed to go into the stadium with a five-inch blade.
“Do you think the law should change now? To get rid of that differing appreciation of who can carry a blade and a dagger?”
“Well, first it's worth saying in this case, the killer was actually carrying two knives. Of course, one was a shorter ceremonial dagger. The other was a much longer blade,” Mr Jenrick began.
“The actual blade that was used to kill Henry was a 21-centimetre blade, which may not have been eligible for the limited exception that is under the law for religious swords and daggers.
“But to answer your question directly, I do think the law should change. Is there a place on our streets for swords and daggers? No. And should people be treated differently depending on their faith? No.”
Charlie asked: “So Reform would change that law then?”
Mr Jenrick replied: “That's a yes, it would do. It's something our Home Affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, will look into.
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Stupid Brits just don’t get it.
Or maybe they do. What they really want is a docile population that can be slaughtered with ease.
My religion requires me to carry an Armsel Street Sweeper 12 ga. shotgun with drum magazine.
Ban tools, not people. That’s always the answer.
The answer is to allow citizens to carry guns. Guns beat swords. Anything coming from the UK is insane.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
I understood Sikhs to be peaceful. Am I wrong?
As usual, British respond stupidly.
There’s always one guy who ruins it for everybody else.
But seriously, I worked with a guy with one of these in his turban in the 80’s, no one ever gave it a second thought.
Let’s take it a step further. The cops who handcuffed a dying Henry Nowak should be fired. And then they should arrested on the charge of manslaughter. They obviously contributed to Nowak’s death.
What say you, Reform UK?
Peaceful people don’t walk around with scimitars as part of their religion. They also don’t ram trucks into cars in traffic.
And once knives are fully banned, peace and utopia will break out.
Or the perps will just switch to throwing acid in peoples faces.
> The answer is to allow citizens to carry guns. <
Even pepper spray is illegal in the UK. The British police instead recommend that everyone carry a whistle (not kidding).
That is so nonsensical that I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
I guess I’ll cry. Because this was the nation that stared down Hitler. Now you’re supposed to fumble for a whistle as you’re being knifed in the gut.
Reform isn’t the answer.
Killer Digwa blithely walking the streets w/ large knife brazenly
displayed. The smaller Sikh ceremonial knife is hidden under his clothing.
There goes the Sikh vote.
It’s not the knife that is the problem.
They will just keep carrying knives. The worthless Brit police will do nothing.
Ban the blades, welcome the killers. This what happens when a country from 1914-1945 loses forever its genetic best stock.
The worthless Brit police will do nothing.
Oh they will do something, continuing to arrest dying white people.
Sikhs killed the Gandhis.
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