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London attack: Corbyn says May should resign over police funding record – latest updates London attack: Corbyn says May should resign over police funding record – latest updates
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Amelia Gentleman
A French citizen missing since Saturday night is understood to be Xavier Thomas. His girlfriend, Christine Delcros, was seriously injured. Her sister, Nathalie Cros Brohan, posted online that she was on her way to London to visit Christine in hospital. She made an appeal for anyone with news of Xavier Thomas to get in touch, adding: “We are terribly worried.”
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Theresa May's speech in Edinburgh
Theresa May is now speaking at a campaign event in Edinburgh.
Tories in Scotland waiting for PM to arrive have been told to make sure there's lots of cheering or 'it will look like there is no one here' pic.twitter.com/mvNRR5MhBC
Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Conservative leader, is introducing her. She says the terrorists who struck on Saturday night “don’t like strong women”.
She says the Tories have a message for Nicola Sturgeon: “We don’t want your second referendum.”
May is speaking now. She says in this week, of all weeks, we stand together as one United Kingdom.
Echoing what she said in her speech this morning, she says the election is about leadership, and about who is best placed to deliver Brexit.
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Barriers have been installed on three central London bridges following the latest terror attack, PA reports.
The structures have been introduced to stop traffic from mounting the pavement on Westminster, Lambeth and Waterloo bridges.
But some cyclists claim they have made journeys more dangerous by reducing the width of cycle lanes.
Commuters posted photographs of the barriers on social media as they made their way to work on Monday.
Early start - and not a great sight for Londoners to wake up to. Concrete bollards being installed on Lambeth Bridge. pic.twitter.com/cvv26PmEFF
Sad to see new barrier on Waterloo Bridge - tho it's for our protection #London #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/qEdVMnl0DT
London’s bridges have been targeted in two terror attacks in recent weeks.
On Saturday pedestrians were mown down by a van on London Bridge before attackers stabbed people in Borough Market, killing seven.
Five people were killed on 22 March, when Khalid Masood drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and then stabbed a police officer outside the Palace of Westminster.
Westminster city council’s leader, Nickie Aiken, called for the barriers to be left in place in the long-term to boost security.
She said: “People in Westminster need this kind of protective measure – it is sensible and proportionate. “The kind of security barrier now in place on Westminster Bridge needs to be part of a permanent solution.”
But Sam Jones, campaigns coordinator at Cycling UK, said there is “clear concern” among cyclists over the impact of the barriers on road safety, with some claiming the structures will reduce the distance between motor vehicles and bicycles.
He told PA that while it was “understandable and right” that security was being enhanced, the charity wanted to work with the relevant authorities to ensure “high standards of cycle provision can be maintained”.
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Peter Walker
Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, has just held a press conference in central London with six union leaders and officials representing emergency and public service workers to highlight what they all said was the impact of Theresa May’s cuts on security and counter-terrorism.
This is a potentially difficult argument to make, less than 48 hours after the London Bridge attack, and all the unions are previous critics of such cuts. But one of the union leaders, Mark Serwotka, who heads the PCS union, which represents police community support officers (PCSOs) and other civilian staff at the Met police, and border force workers, denied it was insensitive timing.
He said: “Nobody here will say: ‘If it wasn’t for this cut, that wouldn’t have happened.’ It would be folly to say so. But what we can say is that the figures speak for themselves and questions need to be asked – you need to put resources in to continually keep people safe.”
“I think it would be a dereliction of duty if those people representing frontline workers did not get the message across that the swingeing cuts that took place under Theresa May’s watch are having a very real effect.”
Serwotka said the number of PCSOs in the Met had fallen 68% from 2010, while Ben Priestly from Unison said the equivalent fall outside the capital was 38%.
Fiona Farmer from Unite said low pay also made it hard to recruit civilian police staff.
She said: “People can earn more working for Vodafone and other call centres than thy can working as police support staff. You can only imagine the difference between having to deal with a member of the public who can’t quite get their phone to work or dealing with one of the calls that someone had to pick up over the weekend.”
Dave Green, of the Fire Brigades Union, also said cuts had had an impact: “Our members will attend anything they’re asked to attend, but we constrained by numbers, by resources.”
Serwotka was asked about May’s assertion she had protected counter-terror resources, and said this was not the case in London: “We believed from the information we have that there has been a significant cut in the counter-terrorism budget in London in the period when Theresa May was home secretary.”
The Conservatives might well say this is to be expected – union leaders seeking more resources for their members. Others might argue it’s too early to be making such arguments. But Starmer and the union officials all stressed they only blamed the attackers for Saturday’s events, and that they did not hold May responsible for the recent attacks taking place.
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The Metropolitan police commander for engagement, Mak Chishty, the highest-ranking officer of Muslim faith, has called on Muslim communities to do more to root out extremism.
Speaking outside New Scotland Yard, Chishty said: “We have had three attacks across the UK in three months, which requires a step change – a different direction and a different movement to counter the scourge of terrorism, extremism and hatred that we have in our communities at present.”
Surrounded by Muslim community leaders, Chishty read out a statement on behalf of all Muslim communities. It appealed “to all sections within their own communities to root out the scourge of terrorism which hides amongst their own people and masquerades as Islam”.
It added: “The Muslim community is alarmed and concerned that this attack by three people, which would have required planning ... was not reported. It is the Islamic duty of every Muslim to be loyal to the country in which they live. We are now asking questions to understand how extremism and hatred has taken hold within some elements of our own communities.
“Muslims must do more to stop such attacks from happening again and we want to know how we can play a greater role in the future.
The statement also said: “We are standing together as one community supporting each other and trying to keep hate crime, and especially Islamophobic crime, down by showing the strength of unity and bond between all communities.”
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Harriet SherwoodHarriet Sherwood
The Muslim Council of Britain has said it agrees with Theresa May that “enough is enough” in relation to extremism and pledged to work in partnership with the government and the prime minister to “keep our country safe”.Harun Khan, secretary-general of the MCB, an umbrella organisation, said he was angry about the London Bridge attack and “we want to do something about it”. The Muslim Council of Britain has said it agrees with Theresa May that “enough is enough” in relation to extremism and pledged to work in partnership with the government and the prime minister to “keep our country safe”.
Harun Khan, secretary-general of the MCB, an umbrella organisation, said he was angry about the London Bridge attack and “we want to do something about it”.
Speaking on behalf of the MCB’s affiliates, he added: “That is why we agree with the prime minister that things must change. Enough is enough.Speaking on behalf of the MCB’s affiliates, he added: “That is why we agree with the prime minister that things must change. Enough is enough.
“We are ready to have those difficult conversations, as equal citizens with an equal stake in this fight.“We are ready to have those difficult conversations, as equal citizens with an equal stake in this fight.
“I am pleased that the prime minister is speaking about conversation: it implies that we must listen to one another and work together to be part of a truly United Kingdom.”“I am pleased that the prime minister is speaking about conversation: it implies that we must listen to one another and work together to be part of a truly United Kingdom.”
Khan said it was in everyone’s interest to stop the perpetrators of such attacks.Khan said it was in everyone’s interest to stop the perpetrators of such attacks.
“We know that many of these people have previously led a life of delinquency. It is often the case that the path towards extremism is outside of the mosque and at the margins of society.“We know that many of these people have previously led a life of delinquency. It is often the case that the path towards extremism is outside of the mosque and at the margins of society.
“We are all grappling with this hateful ideology. This is an ideology that makes killing and hating cool, and uses the words of Islam as a cloak to justify it.“We are all grappling with this hateful ideology. This is an ideology that makes killing and hating cool, and uses the words of Islam as a cloak to justify it.
“As one expert has said, this not a radicalisation of Islam, but Islamisation of radicalism.”“As one expert has said, this not a radicalisation of Islam, but Islamisation of radicalism.”
British Muslims must play their part in turning “people’s minds away from this death cult,” said Khan. British Muslims must play their part in turning “people’s minds away from this death cult”, said Khan.
The MCB would escalate its campaign for a “grassroots response to the terrorist challenge”.The MCB would escalate its campaign for a “grassroots response to the terrorist challenge”.
Mosques would be encouraged to report suspicious activity. “We will also extend our hand of partnership and cooperation to the government and prime minister, to work together keep our country safe.”Mosques would be encouraged to report suspicious activity. “We will also extend our hand of partnership and cooperation to the government and prime minister, to work together keep our country safe.”
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Helena SmithHelena Smith
A Greek man who was among those injured in Saturday night’s attack has been identified as Antonis Filis.A Greek man who was among those injured in Saturday night’s attack has been identified as Antonis Filis.
The émigré, who was knifed in the kidney and whose plight first became known via a video posted on the Sun’s website, has been identified as the 35-year-old grandson of a former mayor of Lamia, in central Greece.The émigré, who was knifed in the kidney and whose plight first became known via a video posted on the Sun’s website, has been identified as the 35-year-old grandson of a former mayor of Lamia, in central Greece.
Greece’s state news agency said Filis, who also sustained head injuries, had been with his girlfriend in Borough market when he was stabbed by the assailants. He is currently recovering in a London hospital after being operated on. Greece’s state news agency said Filis, who also sustained head injuries, had been with his girlfriend in Borough Market when he was stabbed by the assailants. He is currently recovering in a London hospital after being operated on.
“We are in open contact with doctors and they say he is out of danger,” his father, Giorgos, was quoted as saying.“We are in open contact with doctors and they say he is out of danger,” his father, Giorgos, was quoted as saying.
Filis, who works for a company in London, moved to the UK after failing to find work in Greece at the height of the country’s economic crisis in 2011. In a snatched mobile phone conversation caught on camera moments after the attack, he is heard in Greek telling an interlocutor that he is bleeding and doctors are attending to him.Filis, who works for a company in London, moved to the UK after failing to find work in Greece at the height of the country’s economic crisis in 2011. In a snatched mobile phone conversation caught on camera moments after the attack, he is heard in Greek telling an interlocutor that he is bleeding and doctors are attending to him.
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Philip OltermannPhilip Oltermann
The German foreign office has confirmed that at least two German citizens were injured in Saturday night’s attack, one of them sustaining serious injuries.The German foreign office has confirmed that at least two German citizens were injured in Saturday night’s attack, one of them sustaining serious injuries.
A spokesperson for the foreign office would not confirm whether the two victims were tourists or German citizens based in the UK. A spokesperson would not confirm whether the two victims were tourists or German citizens based in the UK.
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At his news briefing with Cressida Dick, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said he was “furious” about the terrorists using Islam to try to justify what they did.At his news briefing with Cressida Dick, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said he was “furious” about the terrorists using Islam to try to justify what they did.
The act of these three men on Saturday night was cowardly, was evil. And I’m angry and furious that these three men are seeking to justify their action by using the faith that I belong to in order to justify their actions.The act of these three men on Saturday night was cowardly, was evil. And I’m angry and furious that these three men are seeking to justify their action by using the faith that I belong to in order to justify their actions.
The ideology they follow is perverse, it is poisonous, and it has no place in Islam. And I condemn this terrorist attack but also the poisonous ideology these men and others follow.The ideology they follow is perverse, it is poisonous, and it has no place in Islam. And I condemn this terrorist attack but also the poisonous ideology these men and others follow.
He said there would be a vigil at Potters Field Park at 6pm tonight to remember the victims, to thank the police and emergency services and to show “that London won’t be cowed by terrorism”.He said there would be a vigil at Potters Field Park at 6pm tonight to remember the victims, to thank the police and emergency services and to show “that London won’t be cowed by terrorism”.
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Critically injured falls to 18Critically injured falls to 18
Denis CampbellDenis Campbell
Three of those injured in the attacks are no longer being treated in critical care but are still in hospital, NHS England has just said in a brief update.Three of those injured in the attacks are no longer being treated in critical care but are still in hospital, NHS England has just said in a brief update.
That means the number of casualties receiving critical care has fallen from 21 yesterday to 18.That means the number of casualties receiving critical care has fallen from 21 yesterday to 18.
King’s College hospital, the Royal London hospital and University College hospital now each have one fewer casualty receiving such care. King’s now has seven patients in that category, the Royal London has five and UCLH has one.King’s College hospital, the Royal London hospital and University College hospital now each have one fewer casualty receiving such care. King’s now has seven patients in that category, the Royal London has five and UCLH has one.
However, all 36 people admitted due to their injuries were still being cared for in those three hospitals or at St Mary’s or St Thomas’s, NHS England said.However, all 36 people admitted due to their injuries were still being cared for in those three hospitals or at St Mary’s or St Thomas’s, NHS England said.
It gave no other details about the condition of any of the injured.It gave no other details about the condition of any of the injured.
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The British Red Cross has set up an appeal on the fundraising platform JustGiving to support the victims and their families.The British Red Cross has set up an appeal on the fundraising platform JustGiving to support the victims and their families.
The UK Solidarity Fund has already raised more than £70,000 from more than 3,000 people. All proceeds will support those affected by the terrorist events in London and Manchester and any similar incidents in the future in the UK.The UK Solidarity Fund has already raised more than £70,000 from more than 3,000 people. All proceeds will support those affected by the terrorist events in London and Manchester and any similar incidents in the future in the UK.
The appeal comes after a Red Cross JustGiving page raised more than £1.3m for the victims of the Manchester attack.The appeal comes after a Red Cross JustGiving page raised more than £1.3m for the victims of the Manchester attack.
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Here are some more lines from Jeremy Corbyn’s inteview with ITV News.Here are some more lines from Jeremy Corbyn’s inteview with ITV News.
Corbyn criticised the government for cutting police numbers but declined to say that that made Theresa May to some extent responsible for what happened on Saturday night. Asked if he held May “in any way” responsible and if the cuts to the police had contributed to the London Bridge atrocity, he replied:Corbyn criticised the government for cutting police numbers but declined to say that that made Theresa May to some extent responsible for what happened on Saturday night. Asked if he held May “in any way” responsible and if the cuts to the police had contributed to the London Bridge atrocity, he replied:
The primary responsibility for this lies with those who did it, they killed people in cold blood in a disgusting and appalling way and there’s no words other than total condemnation.The primary responsibility for this lies with those who did it, they killed people in cold blood in a disgusting and appalling way and there’s no words other than total condemnation.
On the issues of policing, the government has been warned repeatedly about police cuts, and the Police Federation and many others [have said] how 20,000 have gone down over the past seven years.On the issues of policing, the government has been warned repeatedly about police cuts, and the Police Federation and many others [have said] how 20,000 have gone down over the past seven years.
We’ve said we’d put 10,000 back immediately and also increase the number of security officers that are available, because clearly intelligence is a very important part of this.We’ve said we’d put 10,000 back immediately and also increase the number of security officers that are available, because clearly intelligence is a very important part of this.
He denied ever opposing police being allowed to operate a “shoot-to-kill” policy when lives are at risk. The Tories have repeated accused Corbyn of opposing shoot-to-kill, on the basis of an interview he gave to the BBC in 2015, and May raised this again in her speech and Q&A this morning. But Corbyn said his comments had been taken out of context and the BBC Trust had concluded that the BBC report did not accurately report what he meant. He said: He denied ever opposing police being allowed to operate a “shoot-to-kill” policy when lives are at risk. The Tories have repeatedly accused Corbyn of opposing shoot-to-kill, on the basis of an interview he gave to the BBC in 2015, and May raised this again in her speech and Q&A this morning. But Corbyn said his comments had been taken out of context and the BBC Trust had concluded that the BBC report did not accurately report what he meant. He said:
I have not changed my mind on shoot-to-kill. The criticisms that were made of me were I think wrong and unfair and indeed the BBC Trust upheld an objection on this.I have not changed my mind on shoot-to-kill. The criticisms that were made of me were I think wrong and unfair and indeed the BBC Trust upheld an objection on this.
As far as I am concerned the police act, as they did on Saturday, as they did in Manchester, in defence of innocent life. That is a reasonable and proportionate response, as happened in Westminster.As far as I am concerned the police act, as they did on Saturday, as they did in Manchester, in defence of innocent life. That is a reasonable and proportionate response, as happened in Westminster.
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In Barking, another neighbour said the suspected attacker wearing an Arsenal top when he was killed by the police “had issues”, and described an ongoing dispute over parking.In Barking, another neighbour said the suspected attacker wearing an Arsenal top when he was killed by the police “had issues”, and described an ongoing dispute over parking.
Asim Oddin, 39, who lived near the suspect, said: “He used to park outside the flats which isn’t allowed and blocked everybody. We had an altercation when I told him not to park here. He said not to follow the system; he was quite rude.”Asim Oddin, 39, who lived near the suspect, said: “He used to park outside the flats which isn’t allowed and blocked everybody. We had an altercation when I told him not to park here. He said not to follow the system; he was quite rude.”
Oddin also described how the man would bring shopping home from the local supermarket in a trolley.Oddin also described how the man would bring shopping home from the local supermarket in a trolley.
“Who does that? It’s just odd. He definitely had issues.”“Who does that? It’s just odd. He definitely had issues.”
THE SUN: Jihadi killer in an Arsenal shirt #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/n6pc7xr7JpTHE SUN: Jihadi killer in an Arsenal shirt #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/n6pc7xr7Jp
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Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, and Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan police commissioner, are making a joint appearance at Borough Market.Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, and Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan police commissioner, are making a joint appearance at Borough Market.
In response to a question, Dick says all of us need to look at the overall strategy, tactics and resources available for counter-terrorism in light of the three attacks in the UK this year.In response to a question, Dick says all of us need to look at the overall strategy, tactics and resources available for counter-terrorism in light of the three attacks in the UK this year.
But arming every officer is not a sensible option, she says.But arming every officer is not a sensible option, she says.
Having highly-mobile armed officers available in London 24 hours a day is the best solution, she says.Having highly-mobile armed officers available in London 24 hours a day is the best solution, she says.
Khan says we all need to work together to solve this problem. Five attacks have been thwarted recently, he says. London lived through 7/7. Terrorists want to harm our way of life. He says we must stop that.Khan says we all need to work together to solve this problem. Five attacks have been thwarted recently, he says. London lived through 7/7. Terrorists want to harm our way of life. He says we must stop that.
He says the police need the support of citizens. But it is also true that the more resources they have, the easier it is for them to do their job. It is a fact that the Met has lost £600m for its budget. There are plans to cut the Met budget in the future by £400m, and to change the policing formula too, which would also cut the Met’s funding. He says the police need the support of citizens. But it is also true that the more resources they have, the easier it is for them to do their job. It is a fact that the Met has lost £600m from its budget. There are plans to cut the Met budget in the future by £400m, and to change the policing formula too, which would also cut the Met’s funding.
He says, as a capital city, London has to police big occasions and state visits, “some welcome, some less so”. (That is a dig at President Trump.)He says, as a capital city, London has to police big occasions and state visits, “some welcome, some less so”. (That is a dig at President Trump.)
He says as mayor he will argue for the Met to get the resources it needs.He says as mayor he will argue for the Met to get the resources it needs.
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Here is the quote where Jeremy Corbyn said Theresa May should resign over police cuts. Asked in an ITV interview if he supported calls for her to resign, he replied:Here is the quote where Jeremy Corbyn said Theresa May should resign over police cuts. Asked in an ITV interview if he supported calls for her to resign, he replied:
Indeed I would, because there’s been calls made by a lot of very responsible people on this who are very worried that she was at the Home Office for all this time, presided over these cuts in police numbers and is now saying that we have a problem - yes, we do have a problem, we should never have cut the police numbers.Indeed I would, because there’s been calls made by a lot of very responsible people on this who are very worried that she was at the Home Office for all this time, presided over these cuts in police numbers and is now saying that we have a problem - yes, we do have a problem, we should never have cut the police numbers.
But calling for a serving prime minister to resign three days before polling day may not seem particularly realistic and, when he was asked about May resigning for a second time, Corbyn said the election might be a better way of removing her. He said:But calling for a serving prime minister to resign three days before polling day may not seem particularly realistic and, when he was asked about May resigning for a second time, Corbyn said the election might be a better way of removing her. He said:
We’ve got an election on Thursday and that’s perhaps the best opportunity to deal with it.We’ve got an election on Thursday and that’s perhaps the best opportunity to deal with it.
UPDATE: Later Corbyn’s spokesman sought to clarify the remarks, saying: “Jeremy is saying he believes the public will judge her on her record. We have an election on Thursday where there is an opportunity to vote in a Labour government for the many not the few, one that will invest in police and security services rather than cut them.”UPDATE: Later Corbyn’s spokesman sought to clarify the remarks, saying: “Jeremy is saying he believes the public will judge her on her record. We have an election on Thursday where there is an opportunity to vote in a Labour government for the many not the few, one that will invest in police and security services rather than cut them.”
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