Former Tory Home Secretary Sir Sajid Javid is leading an independent review into the causes of last year's riots following the Southport murders, GB News can reveal.

The review, which will report early next year, is independent of Sir Keir Starmer's Government and will seek to canvas the views of thousands of people about the causes of the riots.

A source close to Independent Commission told the People's Channel that Javid, and the inquiry's co-chairman, former Labour MP Jon Cruddas, wanted to dig deeper into the causes, which the Prime Minister was criticised for after blaming the "far-right".

“We want to look at the causes of the riots last summer in the wake of the murders in Southport," the source said.

"It’s just too simplistic to blame it on the far-right. We want to go deeper into the underlying causes of a lack of social cohesion and why so many people are telling their backs on authority.

“The aim is to speak to tens of thousands of people going into villages, towns and cities across the UK, using modern technologies, including AI, to hear from as many citizens as possible - and get an accurate picture for why so many communities feel disconnected from each other, even abandoned.

“The review will report back within 12 months. The review has the backing of Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch, but it is vital that it is independent of Government and seen to be so.

"It includes Commissioner’s from all political persuasions, including Reform, and none.”