GETTY A father-of-two from Somalia has told his local MP that London isn't safe for his children

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Labour's Chuka Umunna called the continued violence some youngsters living in the capital face daily a "damming indictment of the situation on London's streets." The MP described how one of his constituents in Streatham, south London, had one of his sons taken into foster care for his own safety after he was stabbed in Tulse Hill Estate, in south London. The boy's older brother was also stabbed in another estate in Streatham, also in south London. The youngster survived the attack but now cannot leave hospital because it has been deemed "too unsafe" for him to return home.

The boys' father, originally from Somalia, told Mr Umunna he "massively regrets" bringing his sons over, saying it would have been "less dangerous for his children to live there than here". Mr Umunna, who last year was a major contender for the Labour leadership before pulling out of the race, said most Londoners are oblivious to the plight faced by a minority of young people in the capital as they tend to lead "parallel lives." Writing for politicshome.com Mr Umunna highlighted the case of Zac Olumegbon, who was murdered in a planned attack not far from his school in July 2010. A year after Olumegbon's killing, Mr Umunna went to the House of Commons to bring attention to the death of another teenager, Nana Darko-Frempong, who was fatally shot outside a block of flats in Tulse Hill Estate where he lived with his family.

GETTY The Labour MP for Streatham said more needs to be done to fight youth violence

GETTY In 2015, 13 people under the age of 19 were murdered in London