Idris Elba calls for immediate ban on machetes and ‘zombie’ knives

Actor and musician also calls for more funding for youth services as part of campaign to end youth knife violence

The actor and musician Idris Elba has called for the immediate banning of machetes and “zombie” knives, as well as for more funding for youth services, as part of a campaign to end youth knife violence.

The star of Luther and The Wire is also releasing a song and will launch the campaign, called Don’t Stop Your Future, with an installation in Parliament Square in London on Monday.