Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has blamed a lack of "integration" for the shocking Southport stabbings.
Axel Rudakubana, 17, was jailed for 52 years earlier this week for stabbing three young girls at a Taylor Swift dance class.
Speaking to GB News, Kemi Badenoch said: "This is a family that was given asylum in this country. They were from the ethnic group that were the victims of the genocide.
"He should have been in love with this country. He should have been saying this is the best country on earth.
Kemi Badenoch said that Rudakubana should "have been in love with this country"
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"That is how I feel and I didn't even come from a war torn asylum background, I came from a middle class background.
"I still see just how special this country is, and I still think that we need to have a broader conversation about integration in this country."
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"It's got to be active, not passive. It didn't matter so much when only a handful of people were coming from nearby countries at a very slow rate.
"Now, people from all over the place are coming very quickly, and because of technology, they can still keep their heads and their cultures elsewhere. This is dangerous.
"We need to have a serious conversation about what integration looks like for 2025 and beyond. It cannot just be what the government should do.
"Government can't do everything. This is one of the things that frustrates me. The response tends to be the government should do this or do that.
Kemi spoke to Camilla on GB News today
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"If the government can't do what it's got to do now, well, how is it going to do even more?
"Society needs to get involved. And that means not just the community neighbors, but parents too."
The attacker was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison, one of the highest minimum terms on record, for the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven.
The perpetrator also attempted to murder eight other children, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The 18-year-old attacker had previously been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by local health authorities.
Cooper has announced a public inquiry will examine any "missed opportunities" to identify the attacker's murderous intent.
The Home Secretary emphasised that interventions should not cease for individuals suspected to be neurodiverse who are awaiting assessments.
"Where individuals are suspected to be neurodiverse, interventions should not stop because they are awaiting assessments, ignoring any risks they might pose," Cooper wrote in the Sunday Times.
