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| The official threat level of attacks in Britain from Irish republican dissidents has been raised by the security services from moderate to substantial, the home secretary, Theresa May, has announced. | The official threat level of attacks in Britain from Irish republican dissidents has been raised by the security services from moderate to substantial, the home secretary, Theresa May, has announced. |
| May said that the decision to raise the level to “substantial” means “that a terrorist attack is a strong possibility and reflects the continuing threat from dissident Republican activity”. | May said that the decision to raise the level to “substantial” means “that a terrorist attack is a strong possibility and reflects the continuing threat from dissident Republican activity”. |
| She said the Home Office was working closely with the police and other relevant authorities to ensure appropriate security measures were put in place. | She said the Home Office was working closely with the police and other relevant authorities to ensure appropriate security measures were put in place. |
| The threat level to the UK from international terrorism, including Islamic State, remains unchanged at the higher level of severe which means an attack is highly likely. The threat level in Northern Ireland from Northern Ireland-related terrorism also remains unchanged at severe. | The threat level to the UK from international terrorism, including Islamic State, remains unchanged at the higher level of severe which means an attack is highly likely. The threat level in Northern Ireland from Northern Ireland-related terrorism also remains unchanged at severe. |
| “The public should remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the police,” the home secretary added in a written Commons statement. | “The public should remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the police,” the home secretary added in a written Commons statement. |
| The threat level from Northern Irish terrorism in Britain was last rated as “substantial” nearly five years ago and downgraded to “moderate” in July 2011. | |
| The home secretary said: “The main focus of violent dissident republican activity continues to be in Northern Ireland where they have targeted the brave police and prison officers who serve their communities day in and day out. The reality is that they command little support. They do not represent the views or wishes of the vast majority of people, both in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, who decisively expressed their desire for peace in the 1998 Belfast Agreement and have been transforming Northern Ireland ever since. | |
| “However it is sensible, given their stated aims, that the public in Great Britain should also remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the police. But we should not be alarmed, and this should not affect how we go about our daily lives,” she said. |