Oh, they knew alright, we all knew.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/no-10-denies-cover-up-after-southport-suspect-charged-with-terror-offence/ar-AA1t9hTC?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=2204713167a24adfa238c16b5dcc9907&ei=5
Downing Street has denied withholding information about the Southport attacks from the public, as the two Tory leadership contenders questioned whether there had been a cover-up after the announcement of a terror charge against the suspect.
The teenager accused of the fatal stabbing of three girls at a dance class in Southport has been charged with production of a deadly poison and a terror offence, Merseyside Police said.