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yesterday's attack and of course the loss of one of their own. That is

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the latest from New Scotland Yard. We can hear the chimes of Big Ben

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live from Westminster where an attack by a man thought to be

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inspired by so-called Islamic State brought chaos and terror to the

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heart of London yesterday. The man killed three people and left

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29 others needing hospital treatment before being shot dead outside

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the Houses of Parliament. Anti-terror police have not released

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the attacker's name, but confirm they've made seven

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arrests in raids around the UK. Hundreds of detectives have been

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working through the night, and during that time I can confirm

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we have searched six addresses London and other parts of

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the country are continuing. In the past hour, the second victim

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is named as mother Aysha Frade. She was reportedly on her way

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to pick up her children from school. has been named as the police officer

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who was killed. MPs held a minute's silence

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to remember the victims. The Government's emergency Cobra

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committee will meet later. The Prime Minister has left

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Downing Street and will address the House

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of Commons in around half an hour. Last night, she described the attack

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as "sick and depraved." We will all move forward together,

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never giving in to terror. And never allowing the voices

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of hate and evil to drive us apart. Inside Parliament, staff, MPs and

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peers return to work as normal in a calculated act of defiance, with

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tributes to be lead shortly by the Prime Minister for those murdered in

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yesterday's slaughter. Police have made their first arrests

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in connection with the attack in Westminster in which four people

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were killed, including the attacker. Raids were carried out in

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Birmingham. Seven people have been arrested.

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In the past half an hour, silences and prayers

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were held in Parliament and at New Scotland Yard to reflect

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Two people died when the attacker drove a car at pedestrians

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One of the victims has been named this morning as Aysha Frade.

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She's been described by her college principal

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PC Keith Palmer was stabbed to death as he tried to stop the attacker

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The suspect was then shot dead by plain-clothes police officers.

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29 people are being treated in hospital, seven of them

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The moment of the attack on Westminster Bridge.

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On the right-hand side we see a car moving at speed along the pavement

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in front of a slow-moving line of traffic.

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A figure, we now know it is a woman, falls into the water.

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And then panic as members of the public realise

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A photograph shows the immediate aftermath.

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An armed police officer stands poised over the attacker.

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Under his foot is a knife and another knife is

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The police officer stabbed to death was Keith Palmer, 48,

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He was a member of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Police Command.

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A major terror investigation is under way in the capital

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Overnight there was a raid on a flat in East Birmingham,

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the area closed off for more than two hours.

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Hundreds of detectives have worked through the night and we have

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searched six addresses and made seven arrests.

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The inquiries in Birmingham, London and other parts

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It is our belief that this attacker acted alone and was inspired

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They included mother of two Aysha Frade, a Spanish teacher who worked

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at a college a few hundred metres away.

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At least 29 others were wounded, seven are in critical condition.

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The Prime Minister said parliament would meet as normal today.

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She urged the people of London and its visitors to do the same.

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And we will all move forward together.

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And never allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart.

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Police have not named the attacker, but they believe

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They are treating it as a case of Islamist-related terrorism.

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My message to those who want to harm us and destroy our way of life

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is you will not succeed, you will not divide us,

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Overnight a show of solidarity from the French capital,

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Paris, a city that has also suffered from the scourge of terrorism.

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The lights of the Eiffel Tower were switched off.

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The Prime Minister called the incident sick and depraved,

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but the official terror alert level has not been raised.

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The priority for the police now will be to find out

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You can hear sirens going off and that is the sound that will

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accompany London life for the rest of today and the next few days

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possibly. It is really busy. The road behind me that leads to the

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Palace of Westminster obviously that is cordoned off and completely empty

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and it is normally a main thoroughfare. A high the camera, the

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roads are jam-packed, because commuters, tourists and the like are

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trying to find their way around London roads because so many in the

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heart of the city are shut. We will now speak to a former

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counterterrorism detective who was part of the 7/7 investigation. Also

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Chris Carley, and a doctor from the counter extremism group Quilliam. I

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want to talk about PC Keith Palmer. A 48-year-old officer with over a

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decade of service, a husband and dad, an unarmed officer who tried to

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stop the attacker. How do you pay tribute? He paid the ultimate

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sacrifice. We should be thankful there are people like him who stand

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in the way of a man who wanted to hurt many people. It is a tragic

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event and the ultimate sacrifice that hopefully all police officers

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hope they will never have too pay but he did his duty and it is a

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great tragedy. What is the priority for officers in terms of the

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investigation? The biggest thing to find out is to identify the man who

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drove the car on the bridge, where the car came from. They believe they

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know who he is and they believe he was acting alone. The next thing is

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to find out where he lives and searches home and gain as much

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intelligence from thereabout who he has been in contact with. He is

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dead, there will be no criminal prosecution of him, the police will

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look at his wider circle and who he has been associating with and see if

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they can find evidence against those. Do you question how the

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attacker could have got into Palace Yard? This is like a pedestrianised

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area and a car park for members of Parliament. Surrounded by metal

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fencing, but it appears he got through an unlocked gate, manned by

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two unarmed officers and unlocked because it is in frequent use, I am

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told. It is one of these bizarre things that happens. The individual

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has moved rapidly and people would have been focused on what was going

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on on the bridge and suddenly you have an individual moving at speed

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through a gate that is open. It happens. Hard and fast and quickly,

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that is how these events occur. I can bring in the doctor from counter

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extremism group Quilliam. How does somebody become radicalised? The

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core message that terrorist groups promote worldwide is that Muslims

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are separate and Muslims need their own state and to live under their

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own law and oh no allegiance for a garden -- Raiola no allegiance to

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for example of British Governor -- payola no allegiance.

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That is a basic message used to promote this kind of radicalisation.

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The message from Al-Qaeda and IS in recent months has been to use

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vehicles to cause carnage? We saw that in Nice and Berlin and we must

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take that threat seriously. When they say it they mean it, to use

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cars and trucks as murderous weapons. It is important to come

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together. We are united as citizens of Britain and society is built on

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trust, including that vehicles do not become weapons of murder.

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Society is based on mutual trust and we must work harder on our sense of

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shared values and what brings us together as a society and nation. If

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people use vehicles as lethal weapons, how do you protect the

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public? It is almost impossible. People walking across the bridge,

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tourists, people going about their business and suddenly a car drives

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down the pavement. Trying to stop it and mitigate against it is almost

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impossible. Westminster Bridge is unusual. We have a lot of street

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furniture. Lamp posts, rubbish bins, benches. Westminster Bridge is

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unusual, there is nothing on it and if you have a long run of nothing

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and can get a vehicle on a pavement with hundreds of people on the

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pavement looking at Big Ben, if you get a vehicle up there there is a

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free run. It is a weakness we need to identify. In mainland Europe, it

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is low-grade attacks with knives, blunt weapons, cars and lorries and

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that is where we need to invest our money. As a former counterterrorism

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officer, for you, what security flaws have been exposed as a result

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of the attack? I would not say it has exposed any flaws. It is

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interesting to see where the vehicle hit the outer perimeter walls. Where

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the hostile mitigation stops. When we look at security, it should be

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based on how the response will kick in after. People say the gate was

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open, but it is meant to be open for people to walk inside but the proof

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of the response was when they dealt with the attacker, albeit he was

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inside. There are no flaws. We can look back in hindsight. This morning

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additional measures were taken down the road behind us. It will be

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interesting to see where the barriers will be positioned through

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the day. The acting Deputy Commissioner said there will be more

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armed police on the streets. Something people will have to to get

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used to for the short-term. We need to give support to officers. There

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has been a lot of bad press about them walking out and buying

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sandwiches in Tesco but these people are doing an important job and we

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need full support behind them. Thanks. We can go to Birmingham now.

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Police say they have made several arrests. Our correspondent is there.

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I am in front of the flats where the arrests happened last night. The

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brown door leads upstairs to two flats above a Persian restaurant. It

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happened around 11pm in the busy Hagley Road. They closed it. People

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in the restaurants and the shops and the pub at that time were told to

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stay put. They were held on lockdown until about 1am when they were let

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go. I have spoken to someone living in the neighbouring flat who took

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pictures from his window. Around 11pm, two or three unmarked vehicles

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pulled in and armed officers got out and went in through that door. Later

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witnesses said they saw three people take it away. We have not had it

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confirmed they were arrested but we are assuming that three people were

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part of the investigations to which the Met police referred to today.

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Several hours later, police officers brought out sealed boxes of evidence

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from the flat. There is still police activity this morning with several

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vehicles parked along the street. About an hour ago, a uniformed

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officer and three plainclothes officers went back into the flats

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and there is still clearly forensics work going on. There is another line

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of enquiry in the West Midlands over towards Solihull, where it is

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believed there is a link to a rental car company and the car involved in

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the attack on Westminster Bridge yesterday. We do not have any of the

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names of people taken out of that flat. Although we are in Edgbaston,

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we are on the north side of Hagley Road, on the edge of Ladywood will

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stop Edgbaston one of the most expensive places to live in the

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city, Ladywood certainly one of the poorest districts in the whole

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country. This is an area where you get people from different countries

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living, a transient area with people coming and going all the time.

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Neighbours I spoke to were not necessarily sure of who lived in the

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flat that was the scene of investigations last night, and it

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continues to be so today. Thank you. Phil Mackie reporting live from

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Birmingham. BBC News live from Westminster. Yesterday an attack

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paralysed the heart of government, as MPs and hundreds of government

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officials were held in lockdown for hours in the House of Commons, and

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yet this morning the House of Commons sits as normal, the usual

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time at 930. Let me introduce you to two Labour MPs, Barbara Keeley and

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Clive Lewis, and what do you think of that, the fact it was business as

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usual at 9:30am today? It was very good. It was very moving. It sends

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the right message that London carries on and business carries on

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as usual. I would agree. It does send a clear message. Clearly there

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is a tenseness, you can see the police helicopters and the police

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presence. There was quiet and empty on the trends this morning but

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people are going about their business. This reflects in what is

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happening. A mum reportedly going to pick up

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her kids from school. She's a normal woman trying to get on with her

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life. Life.. Their parents must have been really worried about them. They

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were fantastic in spirit. Sipping, wavings to us. It was great to have

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them there. It is very important everything carries on as usual.

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People still visit and London is open. But I think what we have to

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reflect on is because of the police, they are our human shield and they

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protect us so we can do this work as MPs that we are able to carry on. It

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is very touching. I really feel for these guys this morning who've lost

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one of their own and everybody in the Westminster village feels that.

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It is very important we pay tribute, the most important people today are

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the families of those victims. PC Keith Palmer and his family.

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Important messages have come from people like Brendan Brendan Cox who

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lost Jo last year. They've experienced the biggest loss. You're

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on your way to the House of Commons now. We're expecting the Prime

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Minister to give a statement in about ten minutes' or so time.

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You'll be walking back up there into a street which is cordoned off. A

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street which is quiet compared to a normal Thursday morning. What would

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you like to hear from the Prime Minister this morning? She will pay

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respects to those who've died. We will pay our respects in a minute's

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silence. It is time to pause for reflection on the work the security

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service do to protect us every day. They run towards shots. We run away

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from them, if anything. Every day we're in there, we speak to these

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people, talk to them, say good morning to them. I think, at the

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back of your mind, you always know that something like this can happen.

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At the back of your mind sub consciously. Today, a day we half

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expected has occurred. I want to hear from the Prime Minister a

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pause. I don't want to see a knee jerk reaction. Do you mean in terms

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of security? I think so. Changing the way we live our lives?

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Completely. I don't think we'd hear that today. It will be a reflection,

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on update on the security situation, the investigation on the latest we

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know that she can explain. I think she'll read the public mood which is

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one of reflection and thinking about those who've lost their lives and

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where we go from here in a positive and practical way. How important is

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to you both as politicians that the House of Commons stays relatively

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open? Clearly, there's airport-style security, concrete bollards outside.

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All those things you'd expect. But it's full of members of the public

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in there? That's right. The most important thing is we keep access.

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We all though that was important after we lost Jo last year. We've

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carried on with extra security. Seeing our constituents, doing our

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campaigning work. It is important Parliament reflects the way wee

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behave in our constituencies. We did have that cordon of police. Amazing

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emergency services people. People ran over from St Thomas' Hospital.

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We have remarkable capacity to cope. Westminster are a village. We'll

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pull together. There is a really important message in the fact we're

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back there this morning working. It is a balancing act. When people from

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my constituency come down to visit, I say, this is your place. It is a

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people's palace. We work here but you own it. That mustn't change.

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We've already seen changing over the years from very little security. We

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now see bollards, gates, armed police which are there permanently

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now. We've seen chose changing. If there needs for a few changes,

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that's acceptable. But the principle of people being able to come in as

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the public and enjoy what is their palace is right and proper. That

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needs to happen. Thank you very much. I better let you go. Two

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Labour MPs on their way to the House of Commons to hear Theresa May

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before she gives her statement to the Commons and tries to sum up the

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mood of a nation, as well as paying tribute to those who lost their

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lives, including 48-year-old PC Keith Palmer who we know was a

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husband, a dad, who'd served in the Metropolitan Police for over ten

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years. We'll take you live to the House of Commons, of course, at

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10.30 as you'd expect ahead of that statement from Theresa May. We can

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talk now to the former Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. Who was the

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mayor during the 7/7 attacks. What's your attitude this morning? The

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important thing is Londoners shouldn't Czech the way we live our

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lives or turn against each other. That's what the terrorists want.

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More security, more surveillance, all that can go over the top. The

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simple fact is we stop almost every terrorist attack. Only about one

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every three or four years gets through. We've very good Sir

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veilance. A terrorist like this, most probably an individual acting

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on their own, it is very difficult to get hold of them. Most of the

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terror attacks have been that. An individual. Not someone taking

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direct orders from Isis in Afghanistan or something. We heard

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from Mark Rowley, Acting Deputy Commissioner for the Metropolitan

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Police, since the killing of Lee Rigby outside his barracks in May

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2013, the Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officers have

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thwart 13 terrorists attacks. Potential terrorist attacks. It's

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important to keep perspective, isn't it? Absolutely. It was very much

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like that in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks in 2005.

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The police were still able to stop two or three attempts a year. It

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isn't justice lambic fundamentalists. We found extreme

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far right groups that were stockpiling weapons and things like

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that. We've been able to stop them as well. I'm going to bring in

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Jackaway Puttnam. Come round here. Come in. Jackie is a survivor of the

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London bombings in July 2005. Goodness, how were you feeling

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yesterday? Terrible. I was working not too far from here. Saw it on the

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news. And it felt as if it was happening again. What I was thinking

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was what I'm sure lots of us were thinking, which was oh, no, not

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again. It surprised me because we're 11 years on. You think you're doing

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fine, everything's wonderful, you've got it all under control. Then it

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takes the legs out from under you again. I know that you're on a

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WhatsApp group with other survivors from 7/7. I'm guessing there were

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messages going around amongst you? Absolutely. Everyone wanted to check

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where everyone was. Is everyone OK. People were posting in, yes, I'm

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feeling like this. The warmth of it was tremendous. It made such a

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difference to know there were people who were... It was like, just the

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comfort of it. Support group. It was huge. I'm hearing police are now

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saying they have made eight arrests. We were reporting earlier it was

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seven. We're told from the Metropolitan Police they have made

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eight arrests in connection with what happened at Westminster

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yesterday. Jackie, you're back here today. You work not far from here.

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You're here. That's an amazing thing? Well, it's a fight I fight

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every day. Really? Some days are worse than others. Most day are

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fine. The first battle I had to fight was get back on the

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Underground. I needed to take control back. Decisions I wanted to

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make about my life were my decisions to make not anyone else's. So I had

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to get that back. It's taken a very long time. You do it to begin with

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minute by minute. Those minutes get longer. There is help. There is

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tremendous amount of help out there. Can I mention Tim, Harry Jonathan

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bawl foundation for peace who specialise in - they were formed

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after the Warrington bombings by Colin and Wendy Parry. They support

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people who've suffered from terrorism and support the families.

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There is support out there for people who suffered yesterday. In

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terms of your psychological recovery from that day back in 2005 to now,

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where would you say, Jackie, if you don't mind me asking, you are at?

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I'm functioning. There are days when obviously there's a lot of time when

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you don't think about it. Times like yesterday, when it suddenly seems as

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if it wasn't ten years ago, it's still going on. It's, time

:27:31.:27:36.

telescopes for you in those moments. I have to say, when the survivors

:27:37.:27:42.

meet and get together we don't talk about it unless somebody's having a

:27:43.:27:51.

bad time. It's not a hug-fest have you see what I mean. We meet for

:27:52.:27:57.

drinks, males, go to weddings. Babies have been born. It's

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wonderful. They're my second family. They're my extended family. It's

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about the future. It's not about what happened. But it's a long road.

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A long road to travel. There are people who suffer terribly

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yesterday. My heart goes out to them. The families. There is support

:28:16.:28:25.

there. Post-traumatic stress cannot necessarily kick in straightaway.

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You may think you're fine. Sometimes it can take years. But then you do

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get the effects and it is, there is help out there. You don't have to

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live with it the way soldiers used to in the past. There's help and it

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can be, my therapist says it can be fixed. We're competingness against

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the helicopter above us. What happened here will be reported

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aren't the world. The iconic Big Ben, the palace of Westminster,

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Westminster Bridge, those images have gone around the world, of

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course. London is safe. That is the message that has to be got out

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there? It axe luteally is. My parents went through the Second

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World War. The Nazis were bombing London, killing hundreds of people

:29:19.:29:21.

every night. It didn't break our will. We went on to defeat them. No

:29:22.:29:26.

amount of attacks here can change the way we are or, in the end,

:29:27.:29:30.

defeat us. What are you expecting to hear? What do you want to hear from

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the Prime Minister when she makes her statement in the Commons? The

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most important thing is to look at the success in the aftermath of the

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7 selfen bombings. Not a single Muslim was attacked. No police

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record of a single incident. What the Muslims who did that attack

:29:49.:29:55.

wanted, was us to attack Muslims, divide us. There was no recorded

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incidence. No-one daubed a mosque or anything. That's the important

:30:00.:30:03.

thing. We stand together. People who come to our country come because of

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our values, freedom and democracy. Not to change it. We're seeing live

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pictures of the House of Commons now. We are expecting to hear from

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the Prime Minister, Theresa May, very shortly. As soon as she begins

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speaking, of course, you will be able to hear what she says live.

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Jackie, thanks for talking to us and Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of

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London, the mayor of this capital city during the July the 7th

:30:36.:30:42.

bombings in 2005. We expect the Prime Minister to speak in the next

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minute. Norman Smith, from what Theresa May said last night, she is

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in defiant made? She is and it is striking that the Commons chamber is

:30:55.:31:00.

more full than often on Thursday mornings when it can be relatively

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quiet and that reflects the fact many MPs deliberately want to be

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seen to be there as there being reports of MPs cancelling trips away

:31:12.:31:15.

to make sure they can be their for the statement from Theresa May and

:31:16.:31:21.

just to show Parliament continues despite yesterday's outrage. The

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only difference was the minute's silence, beginning with the division

:31:26.:31:30.

bell sounding so that everyone in the Palace of Westminster knew it

:31:31.:31:34.

was about to take place. We went into questions to Liam Fox, who made

:31:35.:31:42.

opening remarks about how the attack underlined the need for MPs and

:31:43.:31:47.

people who work here to reaffirm the values of democracy and then we were

:31:48.:31:51.

straight into business as usual with questions about trade with Israel,

:31:52.:31:58.

what it will mean if we leave the EU and rely on WTO terms. I think Mrs

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May is coming into the chamber to make a statement. A police officer,

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PC Keith Palmer, was killed defending us, defending Parliament,

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and defending Parliamentary democracy. Arrangements have been

:32:19.:32:23.

made for books of condolence in the library and Westminster Hall. Our

:32:24.:32:28.

hearts go out to all those directly and indirectly touched by

:32:29.:32:35.

yesterday's events. I should like to thank all colleagues, staff of the

:32:36.:32:45.

house, and members' staff for their forbearance in stressful

:32:46.:32:51.

circumstances yesterday. Naturally, the Parliamentary security

:32:52.:32:55.

authorities have taken measures to ensure Parliament is safe in the

:32:56.:33:01.

light of the attack. In due time, the commission that I chair will

:33:02.:33:07.

consider together with our Lord's counterparts what sort of review of

:33:08.:33:10.

lessons learned would be appropriate. However, let the

:33:11.:33:18.

security personnel who protect us, police security officers and

:33:19.:33:25.

doorkeepers, be in no doubt whatsoever as to our profound

:33:26.:33:30.

appreciation of the way in which they discharged their duties

:33:31.:33:35.

yesterday. Matched by other staff of the house. That means that this

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morning, the house has been able to resume its business undeterred.

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Border. Statement, the Prime Minister. Mr

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Speaker, yesterday, an act of terrorism tried to silence our

:33:58.:34:03.

democracy. But today we meet as normal. As generations have done

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before us and as future generations will continue to do, to deliver a

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simple message. We are not afraid. Our resolve will never waver in the

:34:15.:34:19.

face of terrorism. We meet here in the oldest of all parliaments

:34:20.:34:24.

because we know democracy and the values it entails will always

:34:25.:34:32.

prevail. Those values, free speech, liberty, human rights and the rule

:34:33.:34:38.

of law are embodied here in this place. That they are shared by free

:34:39.:34:44.

people around the world. A terrorist came to the place where people of

:34:45.:34:48.

all nationalities and cultures gather to celebrate what it means to

:34:49.:34:55.

be free and he took out his rage indiscriminately against innocent

:34:56.:35:01.

men, women and children. This was an attack on free people everywhere.

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And on behalf of the British people, I would like to thank our friends

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and allies around the world who have made it clear they stand with us at

:35:11.:35:18.

this time. What happened on the streets of Westminster yesterday

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sickened us all. While there is an ongoing police investigation, the

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house will understand there are limits to what I can say, but having

:35:28.:35:33.

been updated by police and security officials, let me set out what I can

:35:34.:35:39.

tell the House at this stage. At 2:40pm yesterday, a single attacker

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drove his vehicle at speed into innocent pedestrians crossing

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Westminster Bridge, killing two people and injuring around 40 more.

:35:48.:35:53.

In addition to 12 Britons admitted to hospital, we know the victims

:35:54.:36:01.

include three French children, two Romanians, four South Koreans, one

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German, one Polish person, one Irish, one Chinese, one Italian, one

:36:09.:36:14.

American and two Greeks and we are in contact with the countries of

:36:15.:36:20.

those affected. The injured included three police officers who were

:36:21.:36:24.

returning from an event to recognise their bravery. Two of those three

:36:25.:36:30.

remain in a serious condition. The attacker then left the vehicle and

:36:31.:36:35.

approached a police officer at carriage Gates, attacking the

:36:36.:36:37.

officer with a large knife before he was shot dead by an armed police

:36:38.:36:44.

officer. Tragically, 48-year-old PC Keith Palmer was killed. PC Palmer

:36:45.:36:52.

had devoted his life to the service of his country. He had been a member

:36:53.:36:57.

of the Parliamentary and diplomatic protection command for 15 years and

:36:58.:37:01.

a soldier in the Royal Artillery before that. He was a husband and

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father, killed doing a job he loved. He was every inch a hero. His

:37:09.:37:14.

actions will never be forgotten. I know the house will join me in

:37:15.:37:20.

sending our deepest condolences to his family and to the families and

:37:21.:37:25.

friends of those killed or injured in yesterday's awful attacks. I know

:37:26.:37:31.

also that house will wish to thank those who acted with such speed and

:37:32.:37:36.

professionalism to secure this place and ensure we are able to meet as we

:37:37.:37:44.

are doing today. At 7:30pm, I chaired a meeting of the emergency

:37:45.:37:47.

committee Cobra and will have further briefings and meetings with

:37:48.:37:53.

security today. The threat level to the UK is set that severe, meaning

:37:54.:37:57.

attack is highly likely for sometime. This is the second-highest

:37:58.:38:04.

threat level. The highest level, critical, means there is specific

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intelligence and attack is imminent. As there is no such intelligence,

:38:09.:38:13.

the independent joint terrorism analysis centre has decided the

:38:14.:38:17.

threat level will not change the light of the attack yesterday. The

:38:18.:38:22.

whole country will want to know who was responsible for this atrocity

:38:23.:38:27.

and the measures we are taking to strengthen security, including here

:38:28.:38:33.

in Westminster. A counterterrorism investigation is already under way.

:38:34.:38:37.

Hundreds of police and security officers have been working through

:38:38.:38:41.

the night to establish everything possible about the attack, including

:38:42.:38:46.

its preparation, motivation and whether there were any associates

:38:47.:38:50.

involved in its planning. While there remained limits on what I can

:38:51.:38:55.

say at this stage, I can confirm overnight police have searched six

:38:56.:39:03.

addresses and made eight at -- arrests in Birmingham and London. It

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is believed still he acted alone and police have no reason to believe

:39:10.:39:13.

there are further imminent attacks on the public. His identity is known

:39:14.:39:19.

to the police and MI5 and when operational considerations allow, he

:39:20.:39:24.

will be publicly identified. I can confirm he was British-born and

:39:25.:39:30.

that, some years ago, he was once investigated by MI5 in relation to

:39:31.:39:35.

concerns about violent extremism. He was a peripheral figure. The case is

:39:36.:39:42.

historic. He was not part of the current intelligence picture. There

:39:43.:39:45.

was no prior intelligence of his intent or of the plot. Intensive

:39:46.:39:53.

investigations continue. As Acting Deputy Commissioner confirmed last

:39:54.:39:57.

night, our working assumption is the attacker was inspired by Islamist

:39:58.:40:02.

ideology. We know the threat from Islamist terrorism is very real, but

:40:03.:40:08.

while the public should remain vigilant, they should not and will

:40:09.:40:15.

not be cowed by this threat. As Acting Deputy Commissioner has made

:40:16.:40:19.

clear, we are stepping up policing to protect communities across the

:40:20.:40:23.

country and to reassure the public and as a precautionary measure this

:40:24.:40:27.

will mean increasing the number of patrols in cities across the country

:40:28.:40:31.

with more police and armed police on the streets. Since June 2013, our

:40:32.:40:39.

police, security and intelligence agencies have successfully disrupted

:40:40.:40:43.

13 separate terrorist plots in Britain. Following the 2015

:40:44.:40:49.

strategic defence and security review, we protected police budgets

:40:50.:40:53.

for counterterrorism and committed to increase spending on

:40:54.:40:56.

counterterrorism by 30% in real terms over the course of this

:40:57.:41:00.

Parliament and over the next five years we will invest an extra 2.5

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billion in building the global security and intelligence network,

:41:07.:41:14.

employing 1900 additional staff at MI5 and MI6 and GCHQ and doubling

:41:15.:41:18.

our global network of experts working with priority countries in

:41:19.:41:21.

Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In terms of security in

:41:22.:41:27.

Westminster, we should be clear first of all that an attacker

:41:28.:41:32.

attempted to break into Parliament and was shot dead within 20 yards of

:41:33.:41:38.

the gate. If his intention was to gain access to this building, we

:41:39.:41:44.

should be clear he did not succeed. The police heroically did their job.

:41:45.:41:52.

But as is routine, the police together with the house authorities

:41:53.:41:56.

are reviewing security of the Parliamentary estate with the

:41:57.:42:00.

Cabinet Office, who have responsibility for the security

:42:01.:42:07.

measures in place. All of us in this house have a responsibility for the

:42:08.:42:10.

security and safety of staff and advice is available for members who

:42:11.:42:16.

need it. Yesterday we saw the worst of humanity, but we will remember

:42:17.:42:22.

the best. We will remember the extraordinary efforts to save the

:42:23.:42:25.

life of PC Keith Palmer, including those by my right honourable friend,

:42:26.:42:32.

the member for Bournemouth East. And we will remember the exceptional

:42:33.:42:37.

bravery of our police, security and emergency services, who once again

:42:38.:42:42.

ran towards the danger, even as they encouraged others to move the other

:42:43.:42:46.

way. On behalf of the whole country, I want to pay tribute to them for

:42:47.:42:51.

the work they have been doing to reassure the public, treat the

:42:52.:42:55.

injured, and bring security back to the streets of our capital city.

:42:56.:43:00.

That they have lost one of their own in the attack only makes their

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calmness and professionalism all the more remarkable. A lot has been said

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since Terra struck London yesterday, much more will be said in the coming

:43:13.:43:17.

days. But the greatest response lies not in the words of politicians, but

:43:18.:43:22.

in the everyday actions of ordinary people. Beyond these walls today, in

:43:23.:43:28.

scenes repeated in towns and cities across the country, millions of

:43:29.:43:32.

people are going about their days and getting on with their lives. The

:43:33.:43:39.

streets are as busy as ever, offices full and shops bustling. Millions

:43:40.:43:43.

will be boarding trains and aeroplanes to travel to London and

:43:44.:43:47.

see for themselves the greatest city on earth. It is in these actions,

:43:48.:43:53.

millions of acts of normality, we find the best response to terrorism.

:43:54.:43:58.

A response that denies enemies their victory, that refuses to let them

:43:59.:44:02.

win. That shows we will never give in. A response driven by that same

:44:03.:44:11.

spirit that drove a husband and father to put himself between us and

:44:12.:44:15.

our attacker and to pay the ultimate price. A response that says to the

:44:16.:44:22.

men and women who propagate this hate and evil, you will not defeat

:44:23.:44:28.

us. Mr Speaker, let this be the message from this house and this

:44:29.:44:33.

nation today, our values will prevail. And I commend this

:44:34.:44:41.

statement to the house. Order, colleagues, I am advised we

:44:42.:44:46.

have been joined today by French Foreign Minister who is accompanied

:44:47.:44:52.

by a number of his colleagues and also by the Deputy Foreign Secretary

:44:53.:45:00.

of the right honourable gentleman, sir, we appreciate your presence and

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you're very fitting display of solidarity with us. Mr Jeremy

:45:04.:45:07.

Corbyn. I'd like to associate myself with

:45:08.:45:19.

the Prime Minister's remarks that she's just made. What happened

:45:20.:45:22.

yesterday within metres of where we sit now was an appalling atrocity.

:45:23.:45:27.

The police are still piecing together what took place. And what

:45:28.:45:34.

lay behind it. It behoves us all not to rush to judgment but to wait for

:45:35.:45:39.

the police to establish the facts, to stay united in our communities

:45:40.:45:47.

and not allow fear or the voices of hatred to divide or cower us. Today,

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we're united by our humanity and by our democratic values. And by that

:45:54.:46:01.

human impulse of solidarity. To stand together in times of darkness

:46:02.:46:08.

and adversity. Mr Speaker, I expressed my condolences to the

:46:09.:46:12.

family and friends of police officer Keith Palmer who gave his life

:46:13.:46:18.

yesterday in defence of the public and of our democracy we thank the

:46:19.:46:21.

police and security personnel who keep us safe every day on this

:46:22.:46:27.

estate. We especially pay tribute to the bravery of those who took action

:46:28.:46:32.

to stop the perpetrator of yesterday's assault. The police and

:46:33.:46:39.

security staff lost a colleague yesterday and continue to fulfil

:46:40.:46:43.

their duties despite their shock and their grief for their fall yep

:46:44.:46:47.

colleague which many expressed to me late last night when he was talking

:46:48.:46:51.

to them. We see the police and security every day. They are our

:46:52.:46:57.

colleagues, fellow workers, they are friends and neighbours. As the Prime

:46:58.:47:02.

Minister said, when dangerous and violent incidents take place, we all

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instinctively run away from them for our own safety. The police and

:47:08.:47:10.

emergency services run towards them. We are grateful for the public

:47:11.:47:15.

service yesterday, today and every day that they pull on their uniforms

:47:16.:47:21.

to protect us all. I want also, Mr Speaker, to express our admiration

:47:22.:47:26.

to the honourable member for Bournemouth East whose efforts

:47:27.:47:28.

yesterday deserve special commendation. He used his skill to

:47:29.:47:34.

try and safe life. Innocent people were killed yesterday walking across

:47:35.:47:41.

Westminster Bridge. As many millions of Londoners and tourists have

:47:42.:47:46.

before them and as all of us in this chamber have. As the Prime Minister

:47:47.:47:50.

said, the injured include people of ten nationalities. We send our

:47:51.:47:56.

deepest condolences to their loved once and the loved ones of those

:47:57.:48:00.

still in a very critical condition, including the French schoolchildren

:48:01.:48:06.

so welcome in our capital visiting yesterday from corn co-in Britney.

:48:07.:48:12.

We send our sympathies to them and the people in their town and

:48:13.:48:17.

community. We thank all the dedicated National Health Service

:48:18.:48:20.

staff working to save lives, including all those from St Thomas'

:48:21.:48:25.

Hospital who rushed out O'Straight over to the scene of the incident to

:48:26.:48:30.

try and support and save lives. Many people, Mr Speaker, will have been

:48:31.:48:35.

totally traumatised by yesterday's awful events. Not joust all of us

:48:36.:48:40.

here but watching on television worried for the safety of their

:48:41.:48:44.

friends and loved ones. I ask in this House and the country, please,

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look after each other. Help one another and think of one another. It

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is by demonstrating our values solidarity, community, humanity and

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love, that we will defeat the poison and division of hatred.

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THE SPEAKER: Prime Minister. First of all may I join the right

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honourable gentleman in expressing our gratitude to the support and

:49:14.:49:18.

solidarity the French Government have shown us at this time, like

:49:19.:49:22.

other countries on the continent, France itself felt the horror and

:49:23.:49:26.

trauma of terrible terrorist attacks. We're grateful to the

:49:27.:49:30.

French Government for the support they've shown us. The right

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honourable gentleman is right in his description of the police officers.

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Every day when they put on that uniform, they don't know what they

:49:38.:49:41.

are going to confront in the course of their duties that day. It is a

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fact often forgotten when people see the police officer walking on the

:49:48.:49:50.

streets that actually, they do put their lives on the line for our

:49:51.:49:54.

safety and security. They show enormous bravery. We are grateful to

:49:55.:49:59.

them all. We're also grateful, as the right honourable gentleman said,

:50:00.:50:02.

to all those from the emergency services. To those from the

:50:03.:50:06.

hospitals who, and others, who rushed forward to give aid and

:50:07.:50:09.

support to those who had been injured at a time when they knew not

:50:10.:50:14.

what else might be happening in the vicinity and whether they might,

:50:15.:50:19.

themselves, be in danger. Finally, as the right honourable gentleman

:50:20.:50:22.

says, at this time, it is so important we show that it is our

:50:23.:50:27.

values that will prevail. That the terrorists will not win. That we

:50:28.:50:32.

will go about our lives showing that unity of purpose and the values that

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we share as one nation going forward and ensuring that the terrorists

:50:39.:50:43.

will be defeated. THE SPEAKER: Mr Dominic Greave. I

:50:44.:50:50.

join with my right honourable friend with everyone she said in respect of

:50:51.:50:54.

the deaths and injuries that have taken place. I join with her sending

:50:55.:50:59.

our condolences to the families and also to the injured. My right

:51:00.:51:04.

honourable friend has set exactly the right tone. Those of us who are

:51:05.:51:10.

privy to the information and background of these matters know

:51:11.:51:17.

very well that it is has been little short of a miracle over the course

:51:18.:51:21.

of the last few years we have escaped so lightly from the evil

:51:22.:51:26.

that is, I'm afraid, present in our society and manfests itself in these

:51:27.:51:30.

senseless and hideous acts of violence and evil. We have been very

:51:31.:51:37.

fortunate in that our security services have been immensely

:51:38.:51:41.

diligent and helpful in preventing such attacks. But she may agree with

:51:42.:51:46.

me that the house is going to have to simply be resolute in accepting

:51:47.:51:51.

that such attacks cannot always be prevented. And that we have as a

:51:52.:51:55.

society to accept we are going to have to fight this evil with

:51:56.:52:00.

rational, democratic principles in order to get rid of it and that

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there are in reality no short cuts that will ever enable us to do that.

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THE SPEAKER: Prime Minister. I absolutely agree with my right

:52:14.:52:18.

honourable friend. He refers to the number of plots which have been

:52:19.:52:21.

disrupted in recent years. It is easy to forget that when the threat

:52:22.:52:27.

level is at severe, what that means is an attack is highly likely. It is

:52:28.:52:31.

not possible. We live in a free and open country, we live in a

:52:32.:52:35.

democracy. It's not possible to ensure, as he says, that we can

:52:36.:52:39.

prevent any attack from taking place but we can work as hard as our

:52:40.:52:46.

security services and police do, precisely to try to prevent attacks

:52:47.:52:49.

from taking place. They have worked hard. They have been doing a good

:52:50.:52:55.

job and they continue to do a good job in keeping us safe and will do

:52:56.:53:01.

so into the future. If we are to defeat this evil, my right

:53:02.:53:04.

honourable friend is right. We'll defeat it through our democracy and

:53:05.:53:10.

our values. We must defeat, of course, the terrible ideology which

:53:11.:53:14.

leads people to conduct these terrible attacks. May I begin by

:53:15.:53:20.

associating myself and my Ron Habel and right honourable colleagues with

:53:21.:53:23.

everything that has been said by the Prime Minister, the leader of the

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Labour Party and by you, Mr Speaker. Today of all days, we are reminded

:53:30.:53:35.

notwithstanding our difficulties on political and constitutional issues

:53:36.:53:41.

we, we are as one in democracy, the rule of law and harmonies between

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people of all faiths and none. May I begin personally by wishing the Home

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Secretary and Prime Minister well as they deal on our behalf with the

:53:54.:53:58.

aftermath of the appalling indiscriminate terrorist act

:53:59.:54:02.

yesterday. Our hearts go out to the family, friends and colleagues of PC

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Keith Palmer and all other casualties. We are hugely grateful

:54:07.:54:11.

to all police, security and intelligence staff and first

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responders who ran towards danger without western for their own

:54:16.:54:20.

safety. I include our colleague Tobias Ellwood. Today is not a day

:54:21.:54:26.

for detailed questions. Will the Prime Minister accept on behalf of

:54:27.:54:29.

the Scottish National Party and no doubt every member of this House,

:54:30.:54:34.

our huge debt of gratitude to all police and security agency staff who

:54:35.:54:37.

are working so hard to keep everyone in the country safe. Does she agree

:54:38.:54:44.

with me, no terrorist outrage is representative of any faith or of

:54:45.:54:49.

any faith community and we recommit ourselves to strengthening the bonds

:54:50.:54:54.

of tolerance and understanding? Finally s it not best to follow the

:54:55.:54:59.

advice of Brendan Cox, the husband of our murdered MP colleague Jo Cox,

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who has said in the days to come, I hope we will remember the love and

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bravery of the victim not just the hatred and cowardice of the

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attacker. May I thank the right honourable gentleman for his words.

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He absolutely correct. Now is a time for us to come together to promote

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those values of tolerance and understanding he has referred to. To

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recognise that what motivates the terrorist is a warped ideology and a

:55:31.:55:36.

desire to destroy the values that we share and the values that underpins

:55:37.:55:41.

our democracy. Those values of the rule of law of human rights, of

:55:42.:55:46.

tolerance and understanding and democracy itself. We should be at

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one in ensuring those values prevail. Finally, as he says, we

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should remember the bravery of the victims and the bravery of those who

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keep us safe day in and day out. THE SPEAKER: Mr Iain Duncan Smith.

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Mr Speaker, may I commend my right honourable friend's powerful

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statement. I add my prayers to those of hers for those who have died and

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who are suffering. Also, particularly, for Keith Palmer, our

:56:19.:56:23.

wonderful and brave police officer. We have faced such threats before.

:56:24.:56:28.

By those of twisted and violent ideologies and the broken stones of

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the arch that we enter through on a daily basis bear testament to time

:56:35.:56:36.

and again. They have failed. They will always fail because we are a

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beacon of freedom in this place. That is why they target us. But as

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they fail, may I urge my right honourable friend to ensure that as

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we extoll our righteous defiance in the face of such evil, we also lace

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it with compassion, tolerance and hope. Well, I absolutely share the

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thoughts that my right honourable friend has set out. He is right,

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this place is a beacon of freedom. We should never forget that. We

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should be absolutely resolute in our determination to defeat this evil.

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But we should also be optimistic and hopeful for our democracy and our

:57:19.:57:23.

society in the future. THE SPEAKER: Mr Tim Farron. Thank

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you. Can I thank the Prime Minister for her statement and early sight of

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it. Can I also thank her for her words from the steps of 10 Downing

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Street last Knight. They were unifying and defiance. She did speak

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for us all. We know the police keep us safe. Yesterday, in the most

:57:44.:57:47.

shocking of ways, we saw how true that really is. In my prayers are

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Keith Palmer, his family and all the victims of yesterday's outrage. They

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will continue to be there. We are beyond thankful to the police, the

:57:59.:58:01.

NHS, emergency services, actually, to the staff of this House in

:58:02.:58:08.

keeping us safe and being so utterly dedicated to their roles. Those who

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attack us hate our freedom, our peaceful democracy, our love of

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country, our tolerance, openness and unity. As we work to unravel how

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this unspeakable attack happened, will she agree with me that we must

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not, either in our laws or by our actions curtail these values.

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Indeed, we should have more of them. I thank the right honourable

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gentleman for his comments. He is right, of course, as others have

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said, we should ensure that our values, those values of democracy

:58:45.:58:49.

and tolerance, freedom prevail, it is those values which the terrorists

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are trying to attack. It is our very way of life that they wish to

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destroy. That is why it is so important out there, those millions

:58:59.:59:02.

of citizens going about their lives as they would do normally showing,

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in the very smallst of ways, but each of every one of them, a

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defiance of the terrorists. THE SPEAKER: Mark Field. Whilst the

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dreadful events of yesterday took place within the boundaries of my

:59:16.:59:20.

own constituency, the Palace of Westminster is close to the hearts

:59:21.:59:26.

of not just the 650 of us but many millions of our country men and

:59:27.:59:31.

people who live abroad. May I thank the Prime Minister for speaking so

:59:32.:59:35.

eloquently for our nation on the steps of Downing Street yesterday

:59:36.:59:39.

and in the House today. She reminds us all the greatest tribute we

:59:40.:59:43.

collectively can pay to those so tragically murdered is to ensure we

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go about our business as normally as possible and maintain the values and

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liberties our forefathers have fought so hard to win on our behalf.

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I agree with my honourable friend. It is so important we continue to

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show that we, not just value but espouse in every action embody those

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pre-Domes and liberties. Those freedoms were hard fought. There are

:00:15.:00:18.

parts of this palace where there have been many arguments in the past

:00:19.:00:22.

about those very freedoms and liberties. We must ensure that they

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remain and that we show in our actions in our deeds and in our

:00:28.:00:31.

words that they remain at the heart of our democracy.

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Can I thank the Prime Minister for her words here today and also her

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words on the steps of Downing Street yesterday. At this very difficult

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and important time she spoke froth all, so I thank her for that. We are

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so proud of the bravery of PC Keith Palmer, so grateful for what he did

:00:59.:01:02.

to keep us safe and I would like to add my tribute to all the policing

:01:03.:01:06.

here at Westminster and the parliamentary staff who acted with

:01:07.:01:10.

such calmness and professionalism yesterday, and I would like to pay

:01:11.:01:15.

tribute to the emergency trauma team at Kings College Hospital who are

:01:16.:01:21.

caring the injured. This was an horrific crime and it has cost lives

:01:22.:01:27.

and caused injury, but as an act of terror, it has failed. It has failed

:01:28.:01:32.

because we are here and we are going to go about our business. It has

:01:33.:01:37.

failed because despite the trauma that they witnessed outside their

:01:38.:01:41.

windows, our staff are here and they are getting on with their work. It

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failed because as the Prime Minister so rightly said, we are not going to

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allow this to be used as a pretext for division, hatred and

:01:54.:02:06.

Islamophobia. This democracy is strong and this Parliament is

:02:07.:02:08.

robust. This was an horrific crime but as an act of terror, it has

:02:09.:02:11.

failed. The right honourable lady speaks very well and I utterly agree

:02:12.:02:15.

with the words she has spoken. Some of us were present 38 years ago and

:02:16.:02:24.

where nearby when Airey Neave was murdered. The message then was not

:02:25.:02:29.

to condemn a whole group of people. The message I got from my imam was

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we will always be with those who work for peace. Can I suggest we try

:02:34.:02:37.

and disappoint those who try to calculate the publicity will work in

:02:38.:02:43.

their favour and make sure we work together to disappoint them? My

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honourable friend makes a very important point. The Metropolitan

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Police are bringing a number of faith leaders together for a meeting

:02:50.:02:53.

with them today to show the importance of that coming together

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of faith leaders, and they are, of course, working with communities up

:02:57.:03:12.

and down the country both to reassure, because there will be

:03:13.:03:13.

communities concerned about the possible reaction, that might take

:03:14.:03:15.

place, to reassure those communities, the job of the police

:03:16.:03:18.

is to keep us all safe. Ed Miliband. Can I join others in commending the

:03:19.:03:23.

prime Mr for her statement last night and today. In her tone and

:03:24.:03:27.

substance she has spoken for the whole country and I commend her for

:03:28.:03:31.

it. Can I also echoed those who have said that we must not allow in the

:03:32.:03:36.

coming days and weeks, anyone to try and divide our country on the basis

:03:37.:03:41.

of faith or nationality after these attacks, because the reality is, but

:03:42.:03:48.

across London, across the country, we are a country united against

:03:49.:03:54.

these attacks. That is who we are. The right honourable gentleman was

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absolutely right. The country is united. People of all faiths and

:03:59.:04:02.

none are going about their business in defiance of the terrorists. They

:04:03.:04:05.

have a very clear message, they will not be cowed and this is a message

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the House gives very clearly today, that this country will not be cowed

:04:11.:04:17.

by these terrorists. Theresa Villiers. I to send my

:04:18.:04:22.

sympathies to all those bereaved in yesterday's horrific attack.

:04:23.:04:46.

And as we reflect on what happened, is it time to consider whether the

:04:47.:04:49.

police who guard sensitive sites known to be of interest to

:04:50.:04:52.

terrorists, like Parliament or a airport is, should routinely carry

:04:53.:04:53.

personal protection weapons, even when those offices are not part of

:04:54.:04:56.

the units formerly tasked with armed response? Over the 20 years since I

:04:57.:04:59.

have been in this House, the level of security has been enhanced

:05:00.:05:01.

significantly and the number of offices on the parliamentary estate

:05:02.:05:03.

has been enhanced significantly. As to whether offices are routinely

:05:04.:05:08.

armed, that is an operational matter for the police themselves. They are

:05:09.:05:11.

the best able to judge the circumstances in which it is best

:05:12.:05:18.

for individuals to have those arms. But of course, we have seen a

:05:19.:05:24.

significant increase in the number of armed response vehicles,

:05:25.:05:27.

specialist firearms officers and counterterrorism officers. It is a

:05:28.:05:32.

sad reflection that it is necessary to do that. The question that my

:05:33.:05:36.

right honourable friend specifically raises is really an operational

:05:37.:05:41.

matter for the police. Mr Nigel Dodds. Can I to commend the prime Mr

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for her words last evening and today and she spoke for the entire

:05:48.:05:54.

country. PC Keith Palmer was and is, and his colleagues are the reason we

:05:55.:05:58.

are here today and any other day, and he embodied the rule of law

:05:59.:06:02.

which we stand for. He stood in harms way for all of us and we

:06:03.:06:07.

remember and pray for his family and all those victims who suffered

:06:08.:06:12.

yesterday and the Arriva. We must remember as well the bravery and

:06:13.:06:18.

always will of the emergency services and the parliamentary

:06:19.:06:23.

staff, and the decency of the ordinary members of the public who

:06:24.:06:29.

rushed to help and our right honourable friend, the member for

:06:30.:06:33.

Bournemouth East. We must uphold the values of this place. The democratic

:06:34.:06:37.

values we have learned in Northern Ireland, is the way to overcome

:06:38.:06:41.

terrorism is working together politically and in every other way

:06:42.:06:44.

to ensure that our democratic values, the rule of law, human

:06:45.:06:48.

rights are all upheld in every way that they can and we must rededicate

:06:49.:06:55.

ourselves to that in the future. I absolutely agree with the right

:06:56.:06:58.

honourable gentleman. We are able to be here today because of the bravery

:06:59.:07:03.

of our police officers. He also refers rightly to mothers of the

:07:04.:07:07.

emergency services and the public and the staff of this House and

:07:08.:07:11.

Parliament, who calmly went about their job to end sure that everybody

:07:12.:07:16.

was safe yesterday. And as he has said, and he has referred to the

:07:17.:07:21.

experience in Northern Ireland, the way to defeat terrorism is by

:07:22.:07:26.

working together and by upholding our democratic values.

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As a backbencher is seems to me that both the Prime Minister and the

:07:36.:07:37.

leaders of the opposition parties have set exactly the right tone

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today and proven it is values which unite this kingdom. When this

:07:41.:07:43.

chamber was completely destroyed in the war, Mr Churchill and Mr Attlee

:07:44.:07:47.

decided not a single day would pass without us carrying on our work. The

:07:48.:07:51.

Prime Minister showed today and her opposite number has shown today that

:07:52.:07:55.

the best way to defeat terrorism is to prove that we will not be moved

:07:56.:08:01.

from our values and our place. My honourable friend is absolutely

:08:02.:08:05.

right. He refers to a specific example in the past when once again

:08:06.:08:11.

Parliament upheld our democracy, and showed our values in the face of

:08:12.:08:18.

evil and we continue to do it today. Mr Alan Johnson. The Prime Minister

:08:19.:08:22.

is dealing with this outrage in a calm and assured way. Does she agree

:08:23.:08:28.

with me that an effective counterterrorism strategy, designed

:08:29.:08:35.

to prepare, protect and pursue would be inadequate without the strand of

:08:36.:08:40.

prevent? And in that vein, will she assure the House that across all 43

:08:41.:08:45.

constabularies, there will be neighbourhood policing teams visible

:08:46.:08:51.

to and contactable by the public, which is a crucial strand in feeding

:08:52.:08:58.

information on terrorism to the counterterrorism organisations? The

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right honourable gentleman was right, and as he will know from his

:09:01.:09:04.

experience, our counterterrorism strategy does indeed embody those

:09:05.:09:08.

four pillars within it, including the pillar of prevent. And the

:09:09.:09:13.

action that is taken to prevent terrorism, to prevent violent

:09:14.:09:17.

extremism and prevent extremism will come in many forms. What is

:09:18.:09:22.

important, of course, is that individuals within communities feel

:09:23.:09:25.

they are able to give information when they are concerned about

:09:26.:09:29.

somebody within their community or concerned about somebody perhaps

:09:30.:09:32.

within their family and what is happening to them and it is

:09:33.:09:36.

important that there are those opportunities for them, and there

:09:37.:09:40.

will be a variety of means. Some through policing, some through other

:09:41.:09:43.

opportunities where people can go and give that information, not just

:09:44.:09:46.

to the protection of us all but to the benefit of the individual

:09:47.:09:50.

concerned. May I commend the Prime Minister on

:09:51.:09:55.

her very fitting statement. When police officers die, they leave

:09:56.:09:59.

behind husbands, wives, sons and daughters. The police dependents'

:10:00.:10:03.

trust was set up to support the dependence of police officers killed

:10:04.:10:07.

or injured on duty following the brutal murder of three police

:10:08.:10:13.

officers in Shepherd's Bush in 1966. With the prime Mr join me in

:10:14.:10:20.

encouraging people to donate to the police dependents' trust? I am very

:10:21.:10:26.

happy to encourage people to do exactly as my honourable friend has

:10:27.:10:31.

suggested. It is a valuable organisation providing help and

:10:32.:10:37.

support. The families who are left behind have to live forever with

:10:38.:10:41.

what for us has been an act of bravery for their family member, but

:10:42.:10:49.

for them is a tragedy and a trauma. Yvette Cooper. I to welcome the

:10:50.:10:54.

Prime Minister's words as she speaks for all of us with the backing of

:10:55.:10:58.

all parties today, and she was right to say this was an attempted attack

:10:59.:11:03.

on parliament and democracy, that failed because of the bravery of PC

:11:04.:11:08.

Keith Palmer, who gave his life doing a job with others to keep

:11:09.:11:14.

people safe. It was also an attempted violent cowardly attack on

:11:15.:11:20.

our freedom, by mowing down people who were just walking along a

:11:21.:11:24.

bridge. As our hearts go out to them, would she agree that that

:11:25.:11:28.

attack on freedom also fails, not just because of communities'

:11:29.:11:32.

resilience and determination, but also perhaps because of the unique

:11:33.:11:37.

partnership we have in this country between the police and communities

:11:38.:11:41.

of all faiths across all parts of the country, and that partnership

:11:42.:11:46.

working will be crucial to making sure the terrorists never win. The

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right honourable lady is right. It was a cowardly attack as she said.

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Parliament has particularly focused on the attempt to attack here in

:11:58.:12:02.

parliament, but the mowing down of innocent men, women and children,

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who were just going about their business in a variety of ways, but

:12:07.:12:10.

many of whom had come here as tourists to enjoy the great delights

:12:11.:12:16.

of this wonderful city, was an absolutely cowardly and appalling

:12:17.:12:19.

act, and we do need to ensure, we have I think a unique bond between

:12:20.:12:24.

our police and their communities, and that is important that that

:12:25.:12:31.

partnership and that bond continues. Mr Philip Davies. Can I commend the

:12:32.:12:37.

Prime Minister's statement and can I commend the Prime Minister for her

:12:38.:12:40.

reassuring dignity and resolve that she showed. She has shown why she is

:12:41.:12:45.

proving to be a good Prime Minister and why we are proud to have her as

:12:46.:12:50.

our Prime Minister. Of course, our hearts go out to the victims and we

:12:51.:12:54.

honour the police who risked their lives every day to keep us safe and

:12:55.:12:58.

unfortunately, too often give up their lives to keep us safe. Can the

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Prime Minister assure us that she will make sure the police forces up

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and down the country and the security services will always have

:13:09.:13:11.

the resources that they need in order to carry out their job of

:13:12.:13:17.

keeping us all safe? I thank my honourable friend for his comments.

:13:18.:13:21.

And indeed, as I indicated in Maesteg and, we have taken steps to

:13:22.:13:27.

enhance resources available for our security and intelligence agencies,

:13:28.:13:31.

and to protect the resources available for our police forces,

:13:32.:13:35.

particularly working in the counterterrorism area. We have

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looked in recent times to increase, as I indicated earlier, the number

:13:39.:13:44.

of armed response vehicles available, and that is not just here

:13:45.:13:48.

but in other parts of the country as well. Of course, we constantly look

:13:49.:13:54.

at making sure our response is appropriate, but we are very

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conscious of the job that our police do day in, day out and we give them

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the support that they need. I speak for my party Plaid Cymru and

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also commend the Prime Minister on the words she has given us today. I

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also want to say that us here today, this is not a show of defiance, it

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is a show of respect for the dead and the injured. Respect to our

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duty, respect to democracy and our duty to our constituents. One man

:14:26.:14:30.

cannot shut down a city and one man cannot lock down democracy. Does she

:14:31.:14:36.

also agree that we must not react to such a warped ideology with unworthy

:14:37.:14:43.

responses? I think what is absolutely appropriate is the

:14:44.:14:47.

response that this House has shown today. It has shown gratitude for

:14:48.:14:51.

the bravery of our police and emergency services. It has shown

:14:52.:14:55.

respect and concern for those who have been the victims of the

:14:56.:14:59.

terrible attacks which took place. But also it has shown normality, and

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I think that is what is important as we defied the terrorists, and as we

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work to defeat them. Mr Nigel Evans. Mr Speaker, I thank the Prime

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Minister for her statement. Over 25 years, well, I had been an MP for 25

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years, and I have seen the police play many roles around the Palace of

:15:23.:15:25.

Westminster. One is to give advice to members of the public about where

:15:26.:15:30.

to go. On other occasions, none of us can have passed the gates without

:15:31.:15:35.

seeing members of the public having their photographs taken with the

:15:36.:15:38.

police. It is one of the things that they do. And one of the other things

:15:39.:15:43.

they do is to protect our democracy which we saw yesterday with brutal

:15:44.:15:49.

consequences. I'm very proud of the police and everything they do in

:15:50.:15:54.

defending our democracy. Keith Palmer was one of us. The police to

:15:55.:16:02.

protect us one of us. I hope that at one stage, the tribute to Keith and

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the police that we are here today and our proceedings are going on. We

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have the arch which has been spoken about the four which is a lasting

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memorial to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our

:16:18.:16:21.

democracy, and I do hope that at an appropriate time, with discussion

:16:22.:16:25.

with the family, that we also may be able to look at a lasting memorial

:16:26.:16:29.

to Keith in order that each and everyone of us know that there are

:16:30.:16:32.

people putting their lives on the line for our democracy today. I

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thank my honourable friend and I'm sure the House authorities wish to

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consider the point he has made. If I may reflect on his earlier remarks,

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I think it is a particular characteristic of policing here in

:16:49.:16:52.

the United Kingdom, that our police are able to have that link and that

:16:53.:16:56.

bond with members of the public, at the same time as they are doing that

:16:57.:17:00.

very difficult job of keeping us safe. We see it so often when major

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events take place, Royal weddings, the Olympics and so forth, but

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actually, he is absolutely right, we see it day in, day out here in this

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parliamentary estate. Mr Hilary Benn.

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Thank you. As we mourn those who were so cruelly cut down yesterday,

:17:27.:17:30.

give our grateful thanks to the police and the emergency and

:17:31.:17:32.

security services for their exemplary courage and devotion to

:17:33.:17:34.

duty, and show was a country by our determination to carry on, that we

:17:35.:17:37.

will not be cowed, as the prime and the birds are eloquently, does she

:17:38.:17:41.

agree that we will also need to show the same determination to stand up

:17:42.:17:46.

to anyone who seeks to sow division or stir up hatred in the wake of the

:17:47.:17:52.

Howard Lee attacks -- as the Prime Minister put it so eloquently. We

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must be very clear that the voices of evil and hate must not divide us

:17:59.:18:04.

and that must be a very clear message from this House today.

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Whilst our hearts go to all those people who were wounded and murdered

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yesterday and to all the people who sought to help them, with your

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indulgence I would like to turn for just a moment to PC Keith Palmer who

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I first met 25 years ago as Gunnar Keith Palmer at headquarters battery

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100 Regiment Royal Artillery. He was a strong professional public

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servant. And it was a delight to meet him here again only a few

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months after being elected. Would my right honourable friend the Prime

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Minister, in recognition of the work that he did, and the other police

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officers and public servants here in the house do, consider recognising

:18:57.:19:04.

his gallantry and sacrifice formally with a posthumous recognition? I

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thank my honourable friend for the obvious compassion and the passion

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with which he has spoken about an individual he knew, and he bears

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witness to the tremendous public service that Keith Palmer has given

:19:24.:19:27.

this country in so many ways, and having served in our Armed Forces,

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and then come here to this place, and paid the ultimate sacrifice here

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at our heart of democracy, I can assure my honourable friend that the

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issue he has raised is of course one which will be considered in due

:19:45.:19:54.

course. Obviously yesterday we saw absolutely the best of security,

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policing and emergency services, but I would just make a small fleet

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going forward, yesterday we also saw the camaraderie that got people

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through the locked down. We had staff stuck in offices all over the

:20:09.:20:13.

estate. As we go forward, if people can take the bravery and

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determination of yesterday, but remember to talk among themselves,

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support their staff and not bury any feelings of fear from yesterday, but

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to let that out, so that there is absolutely no scar remnant within

:20:28.:20:38.

this place as we go forward? The honourable lady has made a very

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important point. It is too easy for us to come to this chamber, to

:20:41.:20:45.

rightly show the gratitude for the bravery of those who protect us, but

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to forget that for all our staff who were caught up in this, this could

:20:49.:20:53.

have lasting impacts, and I think it is important that we do make, and I

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understand that there are moves afoot, to ensure that the staff, as

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I said in my staff, that members are able to access help and support

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should they wish to do that. But actually, just allowing people to

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talk about what happened is often the best remedy. And Mr Speaker, can

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I thank the Prime Minister for her statement this morning and her

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message last night in Downing Street? Canales is a former

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Metropolitan Police officer, pass my condolences personally to Constable

:21:28.:21:32.

Palmer's family and also to the pedestrians and everyone involved

:21:33.:21:36.

yesterday. A summary who served on the counterterrorism command in the

:21:37.:21:42.

1980s here in London, when the IRA and other Middle Eastern groups were

:21:43.:21:48.

bombing London, I know only too well the challenge which is faced by the

:21:49.:21:52.

police. I know the Prime Minister has already been asked about

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resourcing, but can I reinforce that by asking that in the area of

:21:56.:22:00.

counterterrorism, that the Met police, indeed all police forces,

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and the security services generally should want for nothing? I can

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reassure my honourable friend that we did do this major exercise of

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looking at the resources that should be available for counterterrorism,

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across all aspects of dealing with counterterrorism. This is about the

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security and intelligence agencies and about the police, but also there

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are other parts of government which have a role to play in

:22:31.:22:34.

counterterrorism as well and extra resources are going in as I

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indicated in my statement. Of course, we do want to ensure that

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all those who are involved in acting against terrorism have the support

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they need to do the job that we want them to do.

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Could I associate myself with the prime Mr's words and those of my

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right honourable friend the Leader of the Opposition -- the Prime

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Minister's words. Would she accept this is not about the personal

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security of us as members of Parliament or the security of this

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building. PC Keith Palmer died defending the values of free people

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everywhere, and isn't the proper response over the coming days, as

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more facts emerge, that we stand firm for those selfsame values of

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free people everywhere? The honourable gentleman is absolutely

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right. It is not about individuals in this House or this building, it

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is what we stand for and we should stand absolutely firm in those

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values. May I start off by commending the

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Prime Minister on a very powerful speech, particularly the tone with

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which it was delivered. Yesterday, we saw an attack on the centre of

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democracy, and also an attack on the citizens of ten countries. The

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message that we need to take away from here is this ideology, this

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evil ideology is not only an attack on Western countries and the values

:24:13.:24:16.

we hold so dear, but it is an evil which seeks to destroy the way of

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life across the globe. And I hope that the message will go out to all

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decent and civilised countries, that we must all redouble our resolve to

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deal with this evil. I say to my honourable friend that I have been

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struck by the number of messages I have received, the number of foreign

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leaders who I have spoken to, who have been absolutely clear at this

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time that we stand together as he says, in defiance but also in

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ensuring that we will defeat this evil. Regarding the immense bravery

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of everyone yesterday, should we not recognise that terror attacks are

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likely to continue for years to come and this country is not unique, let

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alone -- in Europe let alone elsewhere, and having onslaughts

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against them? But regarding what the Prime Minister has just said, can I

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tell her that during the sustained IRA bombing, I did not receive

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during all those years as a member of Parliament, I did not receive any

:25:23.:25:27.

letters at all, or anyone come to my surgery telling me that we should

:25:28.:25:32.

change our policy in combating terrorism. And I have to say, it

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illustrates once again our people are simply not appeasers. The

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honourable gentleman is right. I believe the British public stand

:25:44.:25:47.

with this parliament in wanting to see us in defiance of the

:25:48.:25:51.

terrorists, defeating the terrorists, and showing that it is

:25:52.:25:54.

the values of democracy and the rule of law, the values of free people

:25:55.:25:59.

everywhere, that underpin our way of life. I think people recognise that

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and they want to see this House endorsing that.

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I support all that the Prime Minister has said and done and my

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thoughts are with all those who have been affected by this evil act. The

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assistant Police Commissioner in 2016 said two people a day are being

:26:19.:26:23.

turned away from extremism, and that it is often members of the

:26:24.:26:32.

individual's on community who are alerting the authorities. Can I ask

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what further steps we are taking to engage with all our communities so

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that we can work together to defeat nonviolent extremism which often

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leads to violent extremism? My honourable friend is right, it is

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important that we defeat that extremism and deal with it at that

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early stage, and there is a lot of work that is being done within

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communities, working with communities. Obviously, there is

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work that the police do to encourage people within communities to come

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forward with information, when it is to do so, when they have those

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concerns, and that is important, that people need to have the

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confidence of feeling that they can do that and it is important to

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create the environment within communities when people feel, when

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there are those who are trying to destroy our way of life, and they

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feel able to take action about that. But my honourable friend is right,

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bringing communities together is an important part of the work that the

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government is doing. I had intended to call another burning a member who

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has sadly left the chamber. In the absence of that honourable member,

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let's hear the voice of Jack Dromey. Can I thank the Prime Minister for

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her leadership in a bleak moment for our country. As a brave guardian of

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Parliament, Keith Palmer fought for his life yesterday. The right

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honourable member for Bournemouth East fought to save his life, and

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can I say about the right honourable member, he is one of Parliament's

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finest. Can I also ask the Prime Minister this, in backing our police

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to defeat terrorism, does she believe we should heed their wise

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words, that to demonise and divide is to play right into the hands of

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the evil that is terrorism? We should not be it making any attempt

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to demonise individual communities. What we should recognise is it is

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individuals who are terrorists, that they are adhering to a warped

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ideology, warped ideology of evil. And that is true whatever the origin

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of the terrorism and there are different ideologies and this House

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has been struck before, as we know, and has felt terrorism of a

:28:56.:29:00.

different sort hitting at a member of this House, so we must make sure

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we do not demonise communities but we work with them to identify and

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isolate those who wish to do us harm. Andrew Bridgen. In the wake of

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yesterday's evil, tragic but not wholly unexpected attack on this

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place, as the Prime Minister said there will be a review of the

:29:21.:29:25.

response of our excellent police and security services. But does my right

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honourable friend agree with me, that in an open and free democracy

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such as ours, there is always going to be a balance between our security

:29:34.:29:38.

and public access and the transparency of our democracy, and

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if that balance is not maintained, then unfortunately the terrorists

:29:44.:29:48.

will have won? My honourable friend is absolutely right. It is a

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balance, we live in an open and free democracy. We want members of the

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public to have access to members of their representatives and four

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months of this place to have easy access to this place. That is part

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of how we operate. It is important as we look ahead and we ask that

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question whether there is anything more that needs to be done, we

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recognise that we should not in anyway destroy the values that

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underpin our democracy, because if we do that, as he says, the

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terrorists will have won. I want to agree with everything that

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every member has said. But can I add thanks to two more groups of people

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who haven't been mentioned. The staff at Westminster Abbey who

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received people who were left from this house and also the firearms

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officer who actually acted in a way that he had been trained to, but

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probably never expected to and we owe him our thanks. The Prime

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Minister knows better than any of us that this sort of attack, it looks

:30:57.:31:03.

like a lone wolf kind of attack, is the hardest for our Security

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Services to prevent. Its prevention as her remarks have made clear, is

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best achieved by us celebrating our values. The values which meant that

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among the victims there were people of eleven different nationalities,

:31:20.:31:23.

our openness, our democracy, what can she do to help ensure that

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everybody in Britain, every child, everyone of every religion is given

:31:31.:31:33.

the opportunity to learn about those values and to celebrate them,

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because I think that's the best way to keep us safe. May I join the

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honourable lady in commending as she has said, the staff of Westminster

:31:45.:31:48.

Abbey, who played a role in supporting people from Parliament

:31:49.:31:52.

yesterday. But also she says the firearms officer. Who acted we know

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had to make a split second decision about what to do. It is not an easy

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job. It is difficult. They are trained to do it. But when the point

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comes, it is a difficult decision to take. But we are grateful that he

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did that and with the consequences that we know. It is important that

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we celebrate those values. That is an important element of us

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countering the extremist is to ensure that the values that we share

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are championed, but are resolutely put forward. It is for all of us,

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the honourable lady asks what I can would do, but actually I think it is

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for everybody in this House as we go about our business as members of

:32:37.:32:39.

Parliament to encourage that celebration of the values that we

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share. Can I commend my honourable friend for the resolute, brave and

:32:49.:32:53.

courageous way she stood up for our country and how proud we are of her.

:32:54.:32:58.

Does she a I degree with me that one -- agree with me that one terrorist

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will not destroy our country, ten will not destroy our country, ten

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thousand will not destroy our country, no amount of terrorists

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will ever destroy our way of life, because they're trying to destroy

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what we represent, freedom and democracy. My honourable friend is

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right, terrorism will not destroy our way of life. It will not win. We

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up hold those values and they underpin our way of life, they are

:33:30.:33:33.

what the terrorists are trying to attack. Ha the terrorists dislike,

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but we must ensure that we uphold those values and no number of

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terrorists will defeat this place or defeat those values. PC Keith Palmer

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didn't return home from work yesterday to his family, so the rest

:33:55.:33:58.

of us in this House could. We should never forget that sacrifice and

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every day we should pass our thanks to the staff, security of this House

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and the emergency services. And I wonder if I could ask the Prime

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Minister to join my in cherishing what happened here yesterday with

:34:10.:34:15.

staff coming to together, who were terrified and all supporting each

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other and in itself is way to say to terrorism that it will never win.

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No, I join the honourable gentleman in, as he says, I think the way that

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people came together, they showed that camaraderie and support each

:34:29.:34:36.

other at what was a difficult time. And that was a very important

:34:37.:34:42.

message to the terrorists. It is reported that what happened

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yesterday was an act of Islamic terror, will the Prime Minister

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agree with me that what happened was not Islamic, just as

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the murder of AirieN Neave was not Christian. Yes it is not Islamic, it

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is a perversion of a great faith. I would like to pay tribute to the

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Prime Minister and wish her well and the cabinet well. Can I echo

:35:23.:35:25.

everything that has been said about those who have been killed and their

:35:26.:35:31.

families and the victims. Can I ask the Prime Minister that every effort

:35:32.:35:36.

will be made to support the victims and their families and also the

:35:37.:35:40.

police officer whose role it was to stop the terrorist in the end? I can

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assure the honourable gentleman that that support will be available. Of

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course for those who have been affected by the attacks for those

:35:50.:35:54.

who have been injured and the bereaved families, the Metropolitan

:35:55.:35:57.

Police have already in place support arrangement necessary. But I have

:35:58.:36:02.

also asked government to look at what further support can be

:36:03.:36:04.

available for victims in a wider sense. There will be people who may

:36:05.:36:09.

not have been physically injured by the attack yesterday, but perhaps

:36:10.:36:13.

were caught up in it and for whom there may be other scars and it is

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important we provide that support. Parliament is a very different place

:36:20.:36:25.

this morning. Coming in I realised that millions of people live with

:36:26.:36:29.

the after effects of terrorism avp it was almost within the hour

:36:30.:36:34.

yesterday that in my summing up to the Foreign Office minister, I said

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I understand his experience of terrorism is something that is not

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known to the rest of us. I could repeat that assertion again this

:36:43.:36:44.

morning about his experience yesterday afternoon. Does the Prime

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Minister agree with me that we should use the honours system to

:36:49.:36:53.

recognise those people who made a contribution yesterday, including

:36:54.:36:58.

the member for Bournemouth east. As I have indicated, I think proper

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consideration will be given to the issue that my honourable friend

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raises. But if I may just say about my honourable friend the member for

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Bournemouth East, who I spoke to yesterday, I think we should all

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recognise that not only did he show huge professionalism in putting his

:37:17.:37:22.

past training to the use and the hope that he had of rescuing the

:37:23.:37:27.

life of PC Keith Palmer, but of course it was in the middle of a

:37:28.:37:34.

terrorist attack and he is somebody who knows the trauma and tragedy of

:37:35.:37:38.

losing somebody in a terrorist attack. I very much associate myself

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with the statement the Prime Minister and everyone has made. And

:37:46.:37:52.

pay tribute to all of those involved we. Atds the sister of a police

:37:53.:37:57.

officer -- as the sister of a police officer in uniform, none of us know

:37:58.:38:01.

when they go out in the morning what they're going to face. ? I have to

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say yesterday hit hard for those of us with family in uniform. I'm

:38:11.:38:18.

pleased she will giving help to those affected. When I was Home

:38:19.:38:23.

Secretary, there were two events that brought home the commitment and

:38:24.:38:27.

bravery and dedication of police officers, one was the national

:38:28.:38:31.

police service memorial day when the police recognise those who have

:38:32.:38:35.

fallen and the other was the police bravery awards when groups of police

:38:36.:38:39.

officers are recognised for brave acts they have undertaken. What

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always struck me and I'm sure other members was the matter of fact way

:38:47.:38:50.

in which our police officers would, whatever they had done, whoever they

:38:51.:38:56.

had dealt with, whatever action they had had to take, whatever injuries

:38:57.:39:01.

they had suffered would just say they were doing their job. We owe

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them a very great deal. Can I thank the Prime Minister for the tone with

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which she has reaebgted. She has spoken for the nation in this

:39:14.:39:18.

moment. Yesterday, many of us were gathered in Westminster Abbey, in

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lock down, in a stunning moment, people from left and right, people

:39:23.:39:33.

from Muslim, Hindu and Christian faiths and none. Could I support

:39:34.:39:40.

those who reminded us this is not a an act of faith, it is an act of

:39:41.:39:45.

distortion of faith and it we will defend the values we cherish. My

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honourable friend is right, I think it is, it shows the importance of

:39:50.:39:55.

all of our faiths working together and recognising the values that we

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share and as he says this act of terror was not an act of faith, it

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was an a perverse, a warped ideology, which leads to an act of

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terrorism and it will not prevail. My prayers are those who were

:40:15.:40:18.

injured and lost their lives and their family and particularly P

:40:19.:40:23.

xrchlt Keith Palmer, who made the ultimate accusifies. This attacker

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and -- that he had the ultimate sacrifice. This attacker is not of

:40:29.:40:33.

my religion or community and we should attack all those, because

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they're not of religion. If they were of religion they wouldn't be

:40:37.:40:41.

carrying acts like this. We have to stay united and show them they can't

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win on these grounds and we are here to stay. May I commend the

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honourable gentleman for comments he has made and the stance he has

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taken. He has been very clear that this is not of his religion. It is a

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perverse, it is a warped evil mentality that leads to these acts

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of terror. Could I join in saluting my honourable friend and fellow

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Dorset member for his bravery yesterday. It is a hall mark of his

:41:17.:41:23.

character, he stands below the bar of the house today. Would he agree

:41:24.:41:29.

with these words written by a worker on the London Underground yesterday

:41:30.:41:35.

and penned on a public notice board, my judgment is he or she speaks for

:41:36.:41:41.

the whole country, irrespective of faith and creed, all terrorists are

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reminded that this is London and whatever you do to us, we will drink

:41:46.:41:57.

tea and jolly well carry on! I think that is a wonderful tribute and if a

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very simple way I think has encapsulated everything everybody in

:42:06.:42:12.

this House has said today. Like many members I have walked through the

:42:13.:42:17.

carriage gate and said a small prayer for the safety of those who

:42:18.:42:21.

stand there to protect us and will now add a prayer for the soul of PC

:42:22.:42:28.

Keith Palmer. Among the bravery we saw yesterday and the

:42:29.:42:33.

professionalism and I say this as a former teacher, were the actions of

:42:34.:42:38.

the teacher, both nose those injured in the attack and those kept here in

:42:39.:42:44.

the lock down and kept those children calm on a day they saw,

:42:45.:42:48.

witnessed and heard of things that they should never have to see. The

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honourable gentleman is right, it is, it must have been particularly

:42:54.:42:56.

difficult for those children who were here and being caught up in

:42:57.:43:00.

this. The work of, we should commend the work of their teachers in

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offering them that reassurance and calm and recognise particularly the

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role of the French teachers, of the French group, the last thing you

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expect when you bring a group of young people to another country is

:43:16.:43:18.

something terrible like that is going to happen. Of course, they

:43:19.:43:23.

would have acted to support and will be continuing to support the other

:43:24.:43:27.

members of that group who have been through this trauma. As we were

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evacuated yesterday, I too met several school groups who had been

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involved with visits that had been organised by the Parliamentary

:43:40.:43:41.

education service. Does my honourable friend agree that such

:43:42.:43:52.

visits are vital and help provide an antidote to hatred. Yes and they're

:43:53.:43:56.

important in helping to promote the values we share. The honourable

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lady, the member for Slough asked me about how we can ensure we promote

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those values, I think that work that Parliament does in bringing in

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children and showing them the work of Parliament and values of our

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democracy is an important part of that. My thoughts are with PC

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Palmer's family and the families of all those who were victims of

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yesterday's terrorist attacks. We are so grateful to the emergency

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services and etch who protect -- everyone who protect us. The Prime

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Minister speaks for the whole country in her message of unity,

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does she agree with me that the painstaking work begins now for all

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of us in our constituencies in providing reassurances and

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maintaining that unity, because it is in the days after an vent like

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what's happened that we have to be vigilant against those who try to

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exploit these kinds of attacks and cause backlashes and intolerance

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against different communities. The role of the media is critical in

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ensuring that we maintain our resilience and that sense of

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definals -- defines and solidarity. The honourable lady is right, there

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is an immediate focus on the event, but of course as he says it is in

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the days after that some may try to sow hatred. I would like to thank

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the Prime Minister for h her statement and to offer condelenses

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to all affected. As a former armed forces family I know at this time it

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is more important to show our resolve. I also hope that we will

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continue to support alaffected -- all affected. Although trauma may

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not impact straight awashings -- away it may have long-term fbgts.

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Effects. The honourable lady makes a good point. Over time with a number

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of incidents we have come to learn more about the importance of

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providing that support, that is not just about an immediate reaction,

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but for some the impact of an attack can kick in quite a while later.

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That is why we are looking at the support that is available for

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victims. I commend my honourable friend's statement and hope she will

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agree that Britain's police force is the greatest in the world and for

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those of us who served as police officers, I pay tribute to PC Keith

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Palmer, who was stood serving this house unarmed when duty call and he

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paid the ultimate sacrifice. These lone wolf type attacks are difficult

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to defend against, what can be done to make sure this does not happen

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again? In terms of protective security, work will be done with the

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Parliamentary estate. But the best way of defeating terrorist is

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through intelligence and finding information about the potential for

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attacks taking place in advance and preventing them as I said, since

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June 2013, 13 plots have been disrupted. That is due to the hard

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work of the our police and security and intelligence agencies. They work

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day in and out to keep us safe and will continue to do so. I think

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everyone who works on the Parliamentary estate has considered

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what they would do if a day like yesterday ever happened. For those

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who work with families on site it is of particular concern. I wonder if

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the Prime Minister would join me in saying a specific word for the staff

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at the House of Commons nursery for their actions. Many can attest to

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looking after one toddler for a number of hours is not easy, but

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they looked after the children in difficult circumstances and kept in

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touch with some very worried parents. I was in the nursery during

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the lock down and their action was much appreciated. Very happy to join

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the honourable gentleman in commending the work of staff of the

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nursery. It must have been very difficult with young children in an

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uncertain and difficult circumstance. I'm sure they did an

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excellent job and I'm happy to join him in commending the work they did.

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I join in all the tributes that have been paid, those of us that were

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locked down will pay tribute to your deputy, the chairman of ways and

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means and the leader of the House for their keeping calm and carrying

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on and I would pay tribute to the Hansard reporters who recorded three

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hours after the business had finished up to the adjournment. That

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is a tribute to our democracy. I would join the honourable gentleman

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in commending the actions of both the chairman of way and mean and the

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leader of the house yesterday who I think calmly was able to reassure

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members at a time when nobody knew everything about what was happening.

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There was limited information available. Thank you Mr Speaker,

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yesterday, showed us the worst of humanity but it showed us more the

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best of humanity, whether that was the member from Bournemouth east or

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the action of PC Palmer or the firearms officer. I have been

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touched in the last two days by the number of people from my

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constituency who have contacted of me of Christian, Jewish and Muslim

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faith and of no faith and particularly I want to pay tribute

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to the chairman of the mosques in Leeds, who contacted me to say his

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thought and prayers and of all the community in Leeds are with all of

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us at this difficult time and there will be prayers across our country

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in the days ahead. I join trade, I think all faith communities across

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this country will be becoming together and will as she says, be

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remembering those who have suffered as a result of those attack and in

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their coming together ensuring that they again show how, because they

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do, they represent those values that we have talked about, that are so

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important to our way of life. The Prime Minister has been exemplary on

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this. As she was on Hillsborough. The member for Ribble Valley was

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right to Tay that Keith was one of us. One of the things we saw

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yesterday was that the Parliamentary family is a big family and includes

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cooks and cleaners and clerks and door keepers and people who make our

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democracy function, who are in my ways more important than we are. We

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have, when an MP dies in action, a shield is put up or when they're

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killed like Ian Gou in a terrorist incident, they have a shield put up

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and sadly I hope soon there will be one for Jo Cox. It is time, whatever

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tribute there is play be, in the future, Keith's, Keith had a shield

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in this chamber. Because he was our shield and defender yesterday. I say

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to the honourable gentleman I think it is appropriate that PC Keith

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Palmer for his bravery and his act of sacrifice should be recognised in

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an appropriate way. The honourable gentleman will realise what that is

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is a matter for the House authorities. Thank you, yesterday on

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Wembridge and in New Palace Yard many members of public attempted to

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give life saving aid to the injured. Many will have asked the question

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about whether we would have had the skills had we been there, will the

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Prime Minister join me in encouraging those who seek to

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acquire those skills to do and and perhaps contact the St John's

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ambulance. My friend makes a good point and I would join him in that

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encouragement. I think there are probably the vast majority of

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members of the House would not have had the skills to be able to act in

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that way. It is a good message that more of us should acquire the

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skills. The aim of any terrorist is to exploit the natural and

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inevitable sense of public interest and sympathy to sow disunity and

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disruption and fear beyond the act, the physical act of terror, in

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building on her commendable words about the resolution of British

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people, does she think that we should also take time to reflect in

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is in chamber and outside it, including in the media, about how we

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can balance the public interest and the people's feelings of grief with

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seeking not to give oxygen or pub lilsty -- publicity to whatever

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cause it is that a terrorist seeks to promote? It is, this question of

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oxygen of publicity is an important one and we should reflect on the

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points that the honourable gentleman has made. He references the actions

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of media. We shouldn't forget, we have talked about people who were

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caught up in this yesterday, there were many journalists who were

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caught up either on the periphery of the Parliamentary estate or in the

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Parliamentary estate and continuing and doing their best to do their job

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in reporting faithfully what was happening. But I think how these

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matters are addressed, how these matters are reported, is an

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important consideration, as he says, we want to ensure is not possible to

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use these actions to encourage others or to sow division. I would

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add my condolences and my gratitude tho those expressed. Yesterday two

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of my constituents were caught up in the attacks, one op whom was eight

:54:50.:54:53.

months pregnant and they have asked me to pass on their gratitude and

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thanks to the House staff and the police for the consideration with

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which they were treated during the five hour lock down. Would the Prime

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Minister agree with me that just as we go about continue to go about our

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daily work, so those we represent must continue to see this House as

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their House, and must be encouraged to come here to see and participate

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in the democracy which puts our values into action. I think that is

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a very important point. It is part of our democracy that members of

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public, that the constituents we represent, are able to come to this

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place and learn about this place and also are able to access their

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representatives at this place and we should ensure that will always

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continue. My honourable friend has mentioned the House of Commons staff

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who were showing exemplary behaviour and I wanted to pay tribute to the

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manager who dealt with nervous parents. It is every part's worst

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nightmare and they stayed calm under an attack. May I add that people who

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commit acts of terrorism in the name of Islam do not speak for the

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Muslims is in country or this city and do not speak for me. I'm

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grateful for her words. Again for the warm way in which she has spoken

:56:27.:56:31.

of the actions of the House of Commons staff who were looking after

:56:32.:56:36.

children. But she is right, the terrorists do not speak in the name

:56:37.:56:40.

of the faith. Never a warped ideology. The murder who used both

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his car and also a knife as weapons of murder yesterday care not what

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the faith of the people he killed was or the nationality. Doesn't it

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say everything about why our values will prevail and the values of

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murder will not, that after the police had shot him, they attempted

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to save his life? I think it does show those values that underpin our

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way of life. That that was, the first thought that they did try to

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save the individual's life. That is what the police do. It is what they

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have done in previous incidents as well. And as he says, I think that

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shows the values that are at the heart of our society. Can I commend

:57:31.:57:38.

the Prime Minister for her strength of character and for her leadership

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at this time cometh the hour, cometh the woman. We thank you and we thank

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you others. The Prime Minister, at this moment we are all aware of

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review that will take place, the policy review will make

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recommendations, could I ask Prime Minister what assurance, or seek an

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assurance they will be conveyed to the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh

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Assembly and the Irish Assembly and co-operation with the Irish

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republic. I thank the honourable gentleman for his comments. Any

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lessons learned here in this Parliamentary estate, we must

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recognise there are other representative bodies, Parliaments

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and Assemblies across the United Kingdom and of course it is

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important that we ensure those messages are shared. This morning I

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spoke with the Imam of my area who wanted to share his sorrow. Which

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will come away from that debate, MPs meeting determined to show their

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work will continue and the Prime Minister saying we are not afraid,

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our resolve will never waiver in the face of tomorrow. Terrorism. He

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described the attack yesterday, where the police officer was killed

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as an attack on free people. We saw the worst of humanity, but we will

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remember the best of humanity as well. She described PC Keith Palmer

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as every inch a hero. We have heard are that the queen has sent a

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statement. The Buckingham Palace said her thoughts, prayers and

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sympathies are with all those affected by yesterday's violence. We

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will bring you full coverage throughout the day from here in

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Westminster. Where we are at the edge of the police cordon. Many of

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the streets and key roads leading to the Palace of Westminster still

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closed this afternoon. You're watching BBC news.

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This is BBC News. I'm Ben Brown live at Westminster. As the Prime

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Minister says the man behind the terror attack here was British-born

:00:17.:00:21.

and known to the authorities. The flag over Parliament is flying

:00:22.:00:25.

at half-mast this afternoon, as the Queen expresses her son is for all

:00:26.:00:30.

those affected. The Prime Minister has been shaken colleagues in the

:00:31.:00:37.

chamber of the House of Commons. -- the Queen expresses her sympathies.

:00:38.:00:41.

What I can confirm is the man was British-born and some years ago he

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was once investigated by MI5 in concerns over violent extremism. One

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of the victims of the attack has been named as Aysha Frade. She was

:00:53.:00:58.

reportedly on her way to pick up her children from school when she was at

:00:59.:01:06.

the macro struck by gear car's car on West bridge.

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I am Annita McVeigh out by Scotland Yard. Kelly is coordinating the

:01:12.:01:14.

investigation have arrested eight people, Paul-macro of them in

:01:15.:01:19.

Birmingham. And police have been searching the clean as their

:01:20.:01:22.

murdered colleague is named as geeky Keith Palmer. One colleague paid an

:01:23.:01:28.

emotional tribute to his friend from his days in the military. He was a

:01:29.:01:36.

strong, professional public servant. And it was a delight to meeting here

:01:37.:01:43.

again only a few months after being elected.

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Families continue to mourn their dead.

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The police have made their first arrest in connection with the

:02:43.:02:48.

attack, which left four people dead, including the perpetrator. Grades

:02:49.:02:52.

are being carried out overnight in Birmingham and London and eight

:02:53.:02:55.

people in all have been arrested, at least four in Birmingham. Theresa

:02:56.:03:01.

May has confirmed the suspect was once investigated by MI5 over

:03:02.:03:05.

concerns they had about violent extremism. She also said that he was

:03:06.:03:12.

not part of the current intelligence picture, described him as a

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peripheral figure. The Queen has led tributes to those impacted by

:03:17.:03:21.

yesterday's events. In a statement released by Buckingham Palace in the

:03:22.:03:23.

last three minutes, Queen Elizabeth said...

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Aysha Frade has been named as one of the two people killed when the

:03:35.:03:42.

attacker targeted pedestrians walking on Westminster Bridge. PC

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Keith Palmer was stabbed by the suspect at the entrance of the

:03:47.:03:50.

Palace of Westminster, and altogether 29 people are still in

:03:51.:03:54.

hospital this afternoon, including seven who we are told are

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The House of Commons was in sombre reflective mood this morning. In

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memory of those who lost their lives in yesterday's attack and of all of

:04:21.:04:25.

the casualties of that attack. We shall now observe a minute's

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silence. Sfli Yesterday an act of terrorism

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tried to silence our downpour si. -- democracy. As generations have done

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before and future generation will continue to do, to deliver a simple

:04:54.:05:00.

message - we are not afraid. And our resolve will never waiver in the

:05:01.:05:06.

face of terrorism. As the Queen said her thoughts and sympathy were with

:05:07.:05:13.

all those affected, at New Scotland Yard the police paid tributes to a

:05:14.:05:19.

fallen colleague, after an attack on the the capital that everyone had

:05:20.:05:23.

dreaded and trained for. But are determined to overcome. With the

:05:24.:05:28.

Union flag at half-mast above the Palace of Westminster, the area

:05:29.:05:31.

around Parliament remains closed to the public. That includes

:05:32.:05:36.

Westminster Bridge, where shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday, a lone

:05:37.:05:42.

attacker drove a four-wheel drive vehicle at high speed through a

:05:43.:05:48.

crowd of people. One victim was catapulted into the Thames as the

:05:49.:05:53.

car mounted the kerb. The woman was pulled from the river injured but

:05:54.:05:58.

alive. The vehicle continued at speed, and crashed into the railings

:05:59.:06:05.

around the Palace of Westminster. The attack ran do the main gate

:06:06.:06:11.

where he stabbed a police officer, 48-year-old Keith Palmer. As he

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continued he was shot as he tried to attack other officers. Amid the

:06:18.:06:26.

chaos, many commented on the bravery of passers by, MP and emergency

:06:27.:06:31.

services in giving first aid and tending to the victims. But three

:06:32.:06:36.

people were killed, including PC Palmer. Also Aysha Frade, a 4

:06:37.:06:48.

3-year-old from Spain. The attacker has not been named. But he was

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British and was once investigated for links to extremist

:06:53.:06:59.

organisations. Police from several forces launched simultaneous

:07:00.:07:02.

operations in the Midlands and in London, making eight arrests in

:07:03.:07:05.

connection with the Westminster attack. The inquiries in Birmingham,

:07:06.:07:11.

London and other parts are continuing. It is still our belief,

:07:12.:07:16.

which continues to be borne out by our investigation, that this

:07:17.:07:20.

attacker acted alone and was inspired by international terrorism.

:07:21.:07:25.

Investigators are piecing together the exact circumstances of what

:07:26.:07:29.

happened in and around Parliament. But in London and Westminster

:07:30.:07:34.

generally, security has been significantly increased, around what

:07:35.:07:38.

was already one of most heavily protected areas of the cap pal vp --

:07:39.:07:44.

capital. The importance of security and maintaining the freedoms people

:07:45.:07:53.

cherish, never more challenging. I'm joined at the police cordon at

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Westminster by Lord Carlile. Thank you for being us with. What do you

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think of the significance of the fact that the Prime Minister said

:08:04.:08:10.

this assailant was British born and had been on the Security Services'

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radar. We will have to look at the evidence and there are issues about

:08:16.:08:20.

whether MI5 has sufficient staffing to track people who come on to its

:08:21.:08:27.

radar for long enough. We have the investigatory powers act to empower

:08:28.:08:35.

the security services to follow the internet traffic of people

:08:36.:08:38.

interested in being radicalised. We have to see fit was sufficient. She

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said he was a peripheral figure, the Security Services cannot track

:08:46.:08:50.

everyone. No and they make judgments and make judgments on the whole. The

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Security Services are often then sung heros who keep the public safe

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and they will be examining what occurred and looking at the

:09:02.:09:05.

perpetrator and asking the Government for the resources they

:09:06.:09:10.

need. What has been demonstrated is that there is a real severe threat

:09:11.:09:15.

and we must protect the public, not just Parliament, but the public from

:09:16.:09:19.

this kind of threat. Because it was members of public as well as a much

:09:20.:09:24.

loved police officer who suffered yesterday. An attacker using a car

:09:25.:09:30.

and knives, so hard to stop. And to get intelligence on. Yes, things

:09:31.:09:37.

have changed a lot, at one time we were looking at improvised

:09:38.:09:41.

electronic explosive devices, now it is cars and knives. It is much more

:09:42.:09:48.

difficult to detect that kind of event, because it is so simple to

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perpetrate. Do you think there needs to be changes in legislation? On the

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face of it no, I think anti-terror legislation is strong and complete

:09:59.:10:01.

and we may have to look at the way it is applied and the extent to

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which the radicalising sites are taken from the internet. It is right

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to say that over 50,000 such sites were removed by the British

:10:12.:10:15.

authorities in the last two quarters, so the Government's staff

:10:16.:10:19.

are working hard at this. But it may that more can be done. The public,

:10:20.:10:24.

communities, must be more vigilant than they have been, as this event

:10:25.:10:34.

has shown. Thank you. Let's go to our assistant political editor

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norman Smith who is in the palace Palace of Westminster and was

:10:39.:10:43.

listening to that debate. Very dignified and an agreement on all

:10:44.:10:47.

sides it was important for MPs to sit today, just the day after the

:10:48.:10:51.

attack to show they wouldn't be cowed by terrorism. Yes, it was

:10:52.:10:56.

clear that many MPs made a real effort to make sure they were in the

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chamber to cancel trips away, as a visible symbol of defines. --

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defiance. But we have been getting more detail about events yesterday

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and the BBC understands that the attacker was shot dead by one of the

:11:17.:11:22.

Defence Secretary's security detail. That would fit in, it has not been

:11:23.:11:27.

confirmed, but that would #23i9 with -- fit with what we know from

:11:28.:11:31.

yesterday, because MPs and the ministers and the Prime Minister

:11:32.:11:34.

were voting as the attack took place. They would have been going

:11:35.:11:40.

along, many of them at the back of palace yard through t area, many MPs

:11:41.:11:48.

were told they were told to get down. We know it was a plain clothes

:11:49.:11:54.

officer who shot the attacker. Now it seems it was part of Defence

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Secretary's own security detail. I stress that has not been confirmed,

:12:00.:12:02.

but what is what we understand. That would seem to fit in what appears to

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be a likely possibility. Elsewhere we are getting more details about

:12:09.:12:13.

the Monday himself -- man himself and we know, because the Prime

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Minister told us he is a British national and he had xom to attention

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of the -- come to the attention of security forces understanding but s

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but he was a peripheral figure and not part of their current

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investigations and was not seen as an immediate threat. But I imagine

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that will be one area that people will want to look at. In terms of

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mood, it was captured by a Conservative MP, James Cleverley,

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who knew PC Keith Palmer as a former colleague in the artillery regiment.

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He seemed close to tears as he urged Mrs May to consider some sort of

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recognition, I assume a medal for PC Palmer. There was calms for some

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sort of monument to recognise his courage and bravery. But you know

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there was a common theme apart from the sense of defiance that democracy

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will not be cow and that was the plea for people not to react and

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respond to those seeking to divide different communities. Thank you

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very much. Norman Smith there. The police are urging anyone with any

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information at all about the events here yesterday to get in touch with

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them and members of public being asked to call the anti-terrorist

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hotline. It is there on screen. That is the same number if people

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want to report anything else suspicious they have spotted. We

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leave viewers on

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