David Merritt branded the Tory leader a “fraud” for using the attack as justification for tougher criminal policies. Mr Merritt’s son Jack, 25, and with fellow Cambridge University graduate Saskia Jones, 23, were attacked by Usman Khan during a prisoner rehabilitation event at Fishmongers' Hall last Friday. Posting on Twitter , David Merritt tore into Mr Johnson, accusing him of lying and taking voters for a ride. He wrote: “If prisoners have engaged with rehabilitation & turned their lives around, why should they be punished for what Khan did?' Johnson lied & used our son’s death to make political capital.

Source: Daily Mirror December 07, 2019 13:07 UTC