Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Review to start immediately

Work on a national investigation into the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes is to begin immediately, the education secretary has said.

The government had already pledged a review over the boy, six, tortured and killed by his father and stepmother.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Nadhim Zahawi said the whole nation was distraught at Arthur's death.

He said he was determined to uncover what went wrong and take action to protect children.

Mr Zahawi said: "We across this House and across this country find it impossible to imagine how any adult could commit such evil acts against a child."

He confirmed a review and "targeted area" inspection to assess why things went "horrifyingly wrong and what more could be done to prevent abuse such as this happening again".

The area inspection, to involve Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, plus other agencies, will mean bodies can "truly look at where improvements are needed" by all parties "tasked with protecting children in the Solihull area", Mr Zahawi explained.