The UK’s terrorism threat level has been raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is now considered highly likely, following a terrorist attack and incidents targeting the Jewish community, the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing has confirmed.
The change was announced by the Home Secretary following a recommendation from the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre. Laurence Taylor, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing, said the UK had been experiencing a gradual increase in terrorist threats for some time, driven by a rise in both Islamist and Extreme Right-Wing terrorism, and that casework was increasing across a number of ideologies.
Taylor said there was an elevated threat to Jewish and Israeli individuals and institutions in the UK, and that the country was also working against an unpredictable global situation with consequences closer to home, including physical threats by state-linked actors.
An enhanced police response was already in place following what Taylor described as yesterday’s horrific terrorist attack and incidents targeting the Jewish community, and all police forces were reviewing their response in light of the change in threat level. Members of the public were told they may see more officers than usual in some areas, deployed unpredictably, and that police would continue to work with community and faith groups.
Taylor said the full range of counter terrorism tactical options was at the disposal of police and would be deployed nationally and without hesitation. He said authorities were reviewing casework, live investigations and subjects of interest alongside security service partners, and were advising businesses to review their protective security plans.
Addressing the public directly, Taylor said “I understand this announcement may cause you concern, but I ask that you be alert and not alarmed” and urged anyone with concerns about possible terrorist activity to report it at gov.uk/ACT, saying “every report is looked at, and you won’t be wasting our time.” He said communities had shown time and again that they were “united in their rejection of those who wish to divide us and spread hate in the name of extremism.”
Why has the British Government still not proscribed the IRGC? I note that the Americans or Australians would have cancelled the citizenship of someone born abroad who committed violent crime & deported them. We just lock them up for a few years, then let them out to re offend.
“Islamist and Extreme Right-Wing terrorism”
Typical of a Leftist establishment, extreme left-wing has been banned from the narrative despite them attacking arme forces and defence industry assets.
That can be solved by bringing in 5 million more Pakistanis.
Import the world, import the worlds problems. Farage been proven right for decades. Theres a political earthquake on the way!
Very much so. More and more are waking up, despite the endless and desperate mud slinging.
And, sadly, it’s entirely the establishments fault. Even Brexit happened as they, and the EU, would not listen, or even compromise.
Too true. The mud slinging is entirely fabricated because the establishment know they have nothing.
Constant low level terrorist attacks all over Europe and the people are very much waking up. The failed open border/ multicultural experiment is on its way out.
I don’t see how it can be, as so many millions have now settled here and in Europe.
If they work, pay taxes, have the right to remain or have gained citizenship, one cannot go and do a Trump and deport them, we are not the SS.
The key, as always, is to INTEGRATE, like my father had to do in 1962. If enough do not, we will still have the divided communities and secterianism we are starting to see..
Again, courtesy of HMG.
They dont integrate, thats why multiculturalism has failed. Different ethnic groups live in their own areas, just like different groups always have on planet earth. In fact in many areas theres nothing to integrate into. Look at many parts of London and Birmingham, its all ethnic minorities and no natives whatsoever, is that what the Left wanted when they thought up this crap? London is 30% natives now, is that what people wanted? All in a 30 odd year period. No government in Britain ever had a mandate to completely change this country. And now different groups we never wanted here are at each others throats.
Some do, some don’t. If too many don’t then there are problems.
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