(BBC) Concert venues and sports stadiums could soon get airport-style checks after the government backed “Martyn’s Law” security measures.
It follows a campaign by the mother of Manchester Arena bomb victim Martyn Hett, who died in the 2017 attack.
Security Minister Brandon Lewis said the prime minister was “100%” behind the plans for bag searches and metal detectors at UK venues.
Manchester City Council last week said it was set to adopt Martyn’s Law early.
Mr Hett’s mother Figen Murray, of Stockport, Greater Manchester, has been lobbying the government to bring in the anti-terror security measures.
