“I will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is shared between our law enforcement agencies must remain secure.”
No one looked more uncomfortable to be in the Middle East than Steve Bannon, who was reduced to a ‘seen but not heard’ role in Riyadh.
Nor should we indulge the murderer’s view of himself as being motivated by ideology. He was evil, and his final act was to spit in the face of God.
“We have made three further arrests overnight, and this afternoon used a controlled explosion at an address at the city centre.”
The combination of a terror atrocity, mass deployment of troops, an election campaign and no legislature takes us into unchartered waters.
This highest of five threat levels means that “an attack is expected imminently”. They are set not by the Prime Minister, but by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre.
Plus, read the full text of the Prime Minister’s statement on the heightened threat level and deployment of troops.
“It is an appalling act of violence against people, and it must be totally, unreservedly and completely condemned.”
“The spirit of Britain has never been broken, and will never be broken.”
“After our darkest of nights, Manchester is today waking up to the most difficult of dawns.”
The Prime Minister has suspended her election campaign. COBRA met at 9am this morning.
“It was a particular attack on the most vulnerable in our society. Its intention was to sow fear. Its intention was to divide. It will not succeed.”
Some would rather fret about the minutiae of the correct height of one’s trousers in relation to one’s ankles when standing for prayer.