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made big concessions with regards to the cost of this, already committing

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more than ?1.1 billion and there will be no further concessions.

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Order. After yesterday's shocking events I know that the whole house

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will want me to express our heartfelt condolences to the

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families Yesterday an act of terrorism tried

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to silence our democracy. But today, we meet as normal. As generations

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have done before us and as future generations will continue to do, to

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deliver a simple message - we are not afraid our and our resolve will

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never waiver in the face of terrorism.

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And we meet here in the oldest of all Parliaments, because we know

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that democracy and the values it entails will always prevail. Those

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values, free speech, liberty, human rights and the rule of law are

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embodied here in this place. But they are shared by free people

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around the world. A terrorist came to the place where

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people of all nationalities and cultures gather to celebrate what it

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means to be free. And he took out his rage indiscriminately against

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innocent men, women and children. Mr Speaker, this was an attack on free

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people everywhere. And on behalf of the British people, I would like to

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thank our friends and allies around the world, who have made it clear

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that they stand with us at this time.

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What happened on the streets yesterday afternoon sickened us all.

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While there is an on-going police investigation, the House will

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understand there are limits to what I can say. Having been updated by

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police and security officials, let me set out what at this stage I can

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tell the House. A single attacker drove his vehicle

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at speed into innocent pedestrian to be crossing Westminster Bridge,

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killing two people and -- injuring 40 more. In addition to 12 Britons

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admitted the hospital we know that the victims include three French

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children, two Romanians, for South Koreans, one German, one Polish

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person, one Irish, one Chinese, one Italian, one American and two

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Greeks. We are in close contact with the governments of the country of

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those affected. The injured also included three police officers who

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were returning from an event to recognise their bravery. Two of

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those three remain in a serious condition. The attacker then left

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the vehicle and approached the police officer at carriage Gates,

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attacking that officer with a large knife before he was shot dead by an

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armed police officer. Tragically, as the hosts will know, 40 years to

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roll PC Keith Palmer was killed. PC Keith Palmer had devoted his life to

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the service of his country. He had been a member of the Parliamentary

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and it to protection command for 15 years and a soldier in the Royal

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Artillery before that. He was a husband and a father, killed doing a

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job he loved. He was every inch a hero and his actions will never be

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forgotten. I know the whole house Paul Jordan me in sending our

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deepest condolences to his family and to the families and friends of

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all those who have been killed or injured in yesterday's awful

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attacks. I know also that the house will wish to thank all those who

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acted with such speed and professionalism yesterday to secure

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this place and ensure we are able to meet as we are doing today. Mr

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Speaker, 7:30pm last night I chaired a meeting of the government's

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emergency committee, Cobra, and will have further meetings with security

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officials today. The threat level to the UK has been set at severe,

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meaning attack is highly likely, for some time. This is the

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second-highest threat level. The highest level, critical, means there

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is specific intelligence that an attack is imminent. As there is no

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such intelligence, the independent joint terrorism analysis Centre has

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decided that the threat level will not change in the light of

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yesterday's attack. The whole country will want to know who was

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responsible for this atrocity and the measures we are taking to

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strengthen security including here in Westminster. After all

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counterterrorism investigation is already underway. Hundreds of police

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and security officers have been working through the night to

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establish everything possible about this attack, including its

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preparation, motivation and whether there were any associates involved

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in its planning. And while there remain limits on what I can say at

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this stage, I can confirm that overnight the police have searched

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six addresses and made eight arrests in Birmingham and London. It is

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still believed that this attacker acted alone and the police have no

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reason to believe there are imminent further attacks on the public. His

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identity is known to the police and MI5 and when operational

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considerations like he will be publicly identified. What I can

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confirm is that the man was British-born and that some years ago

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he was once investigated by MI5 in relation to concerns about violent

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extremism. He was a peripheral figure. The case is historic. He was

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not part of the current intelligence picture. There was no prior

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intelligence of his intent or of the plots. Intensive investigations

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continue. As Acting Deputy Commissioner Keith Rowley said last

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night working assumption was that the attacker was inspired by

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Islamist ideology. We know the threat from Islamist terrorism is

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very real, but while the public should remain utterly vigilant, they

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should not and will not be cowed by this threat. As acting Deputy

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Commissioner Keith Rowley made clear # Rowley made clear, we are stepping

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up policing around the country to protect the public and this will

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mean increasing the number of patrols in cities across the country

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with more police and more armed police on the streets. Since June

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2013 hour police, security and 2013 hour police, security and

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intelligence agencies have disrupted 13 separate terrorist plots in

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Britain. Following the 2015 strategic defence and Security

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review we protected the police budget for counterterrorism and

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committed to increase cross government spending on

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

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

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billion in building our global security and intelligence network,

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employing over 1900 additional staff at MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, and more than

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doubling our global network of counterterrorism experts working

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with priority countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and

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Asia. In terms of security here in Westminster, we should be clear that

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an attacker attempted to break into Parliament and was shot dead within

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20 yards of the gates. If his intention was to gain access to this

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building we should be clear that he did not succeed. The police have

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rightly did their job. But, as is routine, the police together with

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the house authorities are reviewing the security of the parliamentary

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estate, coordinated with the Cabinet Office who have responsibility for

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the security measures in place around the government's secure zone.

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All of us have a responsibility for the security and safety of our staff

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and advisers available for members who need it. Yesterday we saw the

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worst of humanity but we will remember the best. We will remember

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the extraordinary efforts to save the life of PC Keith Palmer,

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including those by my right honourable friend the member for

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Bournemouth East. We will remember the exceptional bravery of our

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police, security and emergency services who once again grant

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

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

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

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

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they have lost one of their own in yesterday's attack, even makes their

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

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since Terror struck London yesterday, much more will be said in

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the coming days. But the greatest response lies not in the words of

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politicians but in the everyday actions of ordinary people, for

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beyond these walls today, in since repeated in towns and cities across

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the country, millions of people are going about their days and getting

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on with their lives. The streets are as busy as ever, the office is full,

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the copy shops and cafes bustling. As I speak, millions will be

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boarding trains and there appears to travel to London and the for

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

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millions of acts of normality that we find the best response to

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terrorism. Our response that denies our enemies their victory, that

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refuses to let them win. That shows we will never give in. A response

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driven by that same spirit that truth a husband and father to put

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himself between us and our attacker and to pay the ultimate price. A

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response that says to the men and women who propagate this hate and

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evil, you will not defeat us. Let this be the message from this House

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

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statement to the house. Colleagues, I am advised that we have been

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joined today by French Foreign Minister -- the French Foreign

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Minister, he is accompanied by a number of his colleagues and by the

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Deputy Foreign Secretary, the member for Rutland. Sir, we appreciate your

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

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Jeremy Corbyn. Thank you. I join with you and welcoming our

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colleagues from France today and I would like to associate myself with

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the Prime Minister's remarks. What happened yesterday within metres of

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where we sit was an appalling atrocity. The police are still

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piecing together what took place and what lay behind it.

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To stay united in our communities and not allow fear or the voices of

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hatred to divide us. Today, we are united by our humanity and by our

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democratic values. And by that human impulse of solidarity. To stand

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together in times of darkness and adversity. Mr Speaker, I express my

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condolences to the family and friends of police officer Keith

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Palmer, who gave his life yesterday in defence of the public and of our

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democracy. We thank the police and security personnel who keep us safe

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every day on this estate. We especially pay tribute to the

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bravery of those who took action to stop the perpetrator of yesterday's

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assault. The police and security staff lost a

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colleague yesterday and continue to fulfil their duties, despite their

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shock and their grief for their fallen colleague, which many

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expressed to me late last night when I was talking to them.

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

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are fellow workers. They are friends, they are neighbours. As the

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Prime Minister said, when dangerous and violence incidents take place,

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

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

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

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to protect us all. I want to also, Mr Speaker, to

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express our admiration to the honourable member for Bournemouth

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East, whose efforts yesterday deserve commendation. He used his

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skill to try and safe life. Innocent people were killed yesterday,

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walking across Westminster Bridge. As many millions of Londoners and

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tourists have before them. And as all of us in this chamber have.

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As the Prime Minister said, the injured include people of ten

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nationalities. We send our deepest condolences to

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their loved ones and the loves ones of those still in a very critical

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condition, including the French school children, so welcome in our

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capital, visiting yesterday from Brittany. We send our sympathies to

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them and to the people of their town and their community.

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We thank all the dedicated National Health Service staff working to save

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lives, including all those from St Thomas' Hospital, who rushed out of

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that hospital straight over to the scene of the incident to try and

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support and save lives. Many people, Mr Speaker, would have been totally

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traumatised by yesterday's awful events. Not just all of us here, but

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watching on television, worried for the safety of their friends and

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loved ones. So, I ask in this House, and the country, please look after

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each other. Help one and other and think of one and other. It is by

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demonstrating our values solidarity, humanity and love that we will

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defeat the poison and division of hatred.

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Thank you Mr Speaker. First of all may I join The Right Honourable

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gentleman in expressing our gratitude to the support and

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solidarity which the French Government have shown us at this

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difficult time. Like a number of other countries on the continent,

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France itself has felt the horror and trauma of terrible terrorist

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attacks and we're grateful to the French Government for the support

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that they have shown us. The Right Honourable gentleman is absolutely

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right in his description of our police officers. Every day when they

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put on that uniform, they don't know what they're going to confront in

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the course of their duties that day. It's a fact often forgotten when

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people see the police officer walking on the streets that actually

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they do put their lives on the line for our safety and security. They

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show enormous bravery and we are grateful to them all. We are also

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grateful, as The Right Honourable gentleman said, to all those from

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the emergency services, from those in the hospitals who and others who

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rushed forward to give aid and support to those who had been

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injured at a time when they knew not what else might be happening in the

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vicinity and whether they might themselves be in danger.

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And then finally, as The Right Honourable gentleman says, at this

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time it is so important that we show that it is our values that will

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prevail, that the terrorists will not win. That we will go about our

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lives, showing that unity of purpose and the values that we share as one

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nation, going forward and ensuring that the terrorists will be

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defeated. Mr Speaker, I join with my Right

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Honourable friend in everything she said in respect of the deaths and

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injuries which have taken place. Now very well it has been little

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short of a miracle that over the course of the last few years we have

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escaped so lightly from the evil that is, I am afraid present in our

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society and manifestos itself in these senseless and hideous acts of

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violence and evil. We have been very fortunate in that our Security

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Services have been immensely diligence and helpful in preventing

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such attacks. But she may agree with me that the House is going to have

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to simply be resolute in accepting that such attacks cannot always be

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prevented and that we have a society to accept that we are going to have

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to fight this evil with rational democratic principals in order to

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get rid of it and that there are in reality no short cuts that will ever

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enable us to do that. I agree with my Right Honourable

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friend. In a sense he refers to the number of plots that have been, the

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fact a number of plots have been disrupted in recent years. It is

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easy to forget that when the threat level is at server, that means an

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attack is highly lightly. It is not -- likely. We live in an open

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

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prevent any attack from taking place, but we can work as part of

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our Security Services do and police do to try and prevent attacks taking

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place. They have been doing a good job and they continue to do a good

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job in keeping us safe and will do so into the future. But if we are to

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defeat this evil, then my Right Honourable friend is right, we will

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defeat this evil through our dewho cracksy and -- de-- democracy and

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values. May I associate myself with

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everything that has been said by the leader of the Labour Party and you

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Mr Speaker. Today, of all days we are reminded that notwithstanding

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our differences on political and constitutional issues we are as one

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in our dedication to democracy, the rule of law and harmonies of people

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

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Minister and the Home Secretary well, as they work very hard on our

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behalf with the security and intelligence services to deal with

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the aftermath of the appalling indiscriminate terrorist attack

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

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Palmer and all other casualties. We are all hugely grateful to all

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police, all security and all intelligence staff and first

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responded who ran towards danger without concern for their own safety

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and I include in that the member for Bournemouth East. Today is not a day

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

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

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

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

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with me that no terrorist outrage, no terrorist outrage is

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representative of any faith or of any faith community and we recommit

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ourselves to strengthening the bonds of tolerance and understanding. And

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finally, is it not best to follow the advise of Brendan Cox, who has

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

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of the victim, not just the hatred and coward of the attacker? May I

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thank The Right Honourable gentleman for his words. I think he's

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

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those values of tolerance and understanding that he has referred

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to. To recognise that what motivates the terrorist is a wrapped ideology

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

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we, that underpins our democracy of human rights of tolerance and of

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understanding and of democracy itself. And we should be absolutely

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at one in ensuring that those values prevail and 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. Mr Speaker, may I commend my Right

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Honourable friend's powerful statement. I add my prayers to those

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of hers for those who have died and who are suffering and also

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particularly for Keith Palmer, our wonderful and brave police officer.

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We have faced such threats before by those of twisted and violent

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iedsologies as the broken -- ideologies as the broken stones

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bears the meant to time and again. They have failed. They will always

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fail because we are a beacon of freedom in this place and that is

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why they target us. As they fail, may I urge my Right Honourable

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friend to ensure that as we extoll our righteous defiance in the face

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of such evil, we also lace it with compassion, tolerance and hope.

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I absolutely share the thoughts that my Right Honourable friend has set

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out. He is right, this place is a beacon of freedom and we should

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never forget that. We should be absolutely resolute in our

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determination to defeat this evil. We should also be optimistic and

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hopeful for our democracy and our society in the future.

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Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can I thank the Prime Minister for her statement

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and her early sight of it. I can I thank her for her words from ten

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Downing Street last night, which were defy yapt and which she did

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

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the most shocking of ways we saw how true that is. In my prayers are

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

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they will continue to be there. I am, we are, beyond thankful to the

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police, to the NHS, to the emergency services, actually to the staff of

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this House in keeping us safe and being utterly dedicated to their

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roles. Those who attack us hate our freedom, our peaceful democracy, our

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love of country. Our tolerance, our openness and our unity. As we work

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to unravel how this unspeakable attack happened, will she agree with

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me that we must not either in our laws or by our actions curtail

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

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

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

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and tolerance, of freedom prevail. It is factually those -- exactly

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those values the terrorists try to attack. It is our way of life they

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wish to destroy. That is why it is so important that out there, those

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millions of it is zeps are going about -- of citizens are going about

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their lives, showing in the smallest of ways, but each and every one of

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them a defiance of the terrorists. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Whilst the

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dreadful events of yesterday took place in the boundaries of my own

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constituency, I know the Palace of Westminster is close to the hearts

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not j US to the hearts of the 650 of us, but to the millions of country

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men and those who live abroad. May I thank the Prime Minister for

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speaking so very eloquently for the nation both on the steps of Downing

:27:52.:27:56.

Street and in the House today. She reminds us the greatest tribute that

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we can pay to those murdered ensures we go about our business as normally

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as possible and maintain the values and the liberties that our

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forefathers fought so hard to win on our behalf.

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I absolutely agree. It is so important that we continue to show

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that we are spies and in every action in those freedoms and

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liberties because it is that that the terrorists wish the attack.

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Those freedoms and liberties were hard-fought. There are parts of this

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palace where there have been arguments in the past about those

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freedoms and liberties. We must ensure that they remain and that we

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show in our actions and deeds and words that they remain at the heart

:28:47.:28:53.

of our democracy. Harriet Harman. Can I thank the Prime Minister for

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her words here today held her words on the steps of Downing Street

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yesterday at this very difficult and important time, she spoke for us

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all. We are so proud of the bravery of PC Keith Palmer, so sad for his

:29:09.:29:12.

grieving family, but so grateful for what he did to keep us safe. I would

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like to add my tribute to all the police here in Westminster and the

:29:20.:29:24.

Parliamentary staff who acted with such calmness and professionalism

:29:25.:29:29.

yesterday. I would like to pay tribute to the emergency trauma team

:29:30.:29:31.

at Kings College Hospital who are at Kings College Hospital who are

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

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

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

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failed because despite the trauma that they witnessed outside their

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

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because I is 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 Islam

:30:09.:30:13.

phobia. This democracy is strong and this Parliament is robust. This was

:30:14.:30:19.

an horrific crime, but as an act of terror it has failed. The right

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honourable lady speaks very well and I utterly agree with the word she

:30:27.:30:31.

has spoken. Sir Peter Bottomley. Some of us were present 38 years ago

:30:32.:30:38.

when a man was martyred. We can't dam at community because of the

:30:39.:30:43.

actions of a single person. The message I got from the a man in

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Worthing was that we will always be with those who work for peace. Can I

:30:48.:30:54.

suggest that we... Can we make sure that we work together and disappoint

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them? He makes a very important point. The Metropolitan Police are

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bringing a number of faith leaders together to show the importance of

:31:09.:31:12.

that coming together of faith leaders. They are of course working

:31:13.:31:17.

with communities up and down the country both to reassure, because

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there will be communities concerned about the possible reaction that

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might take place, to reassure those communities. The job of the police

:31:27.:31:32.

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

:31:33.:31:36.

Prime Minister for her statement last night and today? In her tone

:31:37.:31:41.

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

:31:42.:31:47.

it. Can I echo those who have said that we must not allow in the coming

:31:48.:31:51.

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

:31:52.:31:57.

faith or nationality after these attacks. The reality is, that across

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

:32:05.:32:09.

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

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The country is united. People from all faiths and none are going about

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their business in defiance of the terrorists. They have a clear

:32:18.:32:21.

message, they will not be cowed and that is a message that this House

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gains very clearly today, that this country will not be cowed by these

:32:27.:32:33.

terrorists. Theresa Villiers. I also sent my sympathies to those burrito

:32:34.:32:37.

or injured in yesterday's horrific attack and as we reflect on what

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happened, is it time to consider whether the police who guard

:32:42.:32:47.

sensitive sites known to be of interest to terrorists like

:32:48.:32:50.

Parliament or airports should routinely carry personal protection

:32:51.:32:53.

weapons, even when those officers are not part of the units formerly

:32:54.:33:02.

tasked with armed response? Over the nearly 20 years that I have been in

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this House, the level of security on the Parliamentary estate has been

:33:09.:33:11.

enhanced significantly and the number of armed officers on the

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Parliamentary estate has been an Hans Stuck never complete. As to

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whether individual officers undertaking particular duties are

:33:20.:33:22.

routinely armed, that is an operational matter for the police

:33:23.:33:26.

themselves. They are the best able to judge the circumstances in which

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it is best for individuals to have those arms. We have seen a

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significant increase in the number of armed response vehicles and

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counterterrorism barons officers. It is a sad reflection of the threat

:33:43.:33:46.

that we face is that it has been necessary to do that, but we have

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been doing that. The question that my right honourable friend

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specifically raises is an operational matter for the police.

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Nigel Dodds. Can I commend the Prime Minister for her words last evening

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and today when she spoke for all of us and the entire country. PC Keith

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Palmer was and is at his colleagues are the reason why we are here today

:34:10.:34:14.

and any other day. He embodied the rule of law that we stand for. He

:34:15.:34:19.

stood in harms way for all of us and we remember and pray for his family

:34:20.:34:23.

and all those victims who suffered yesterday and the bereaved. We must

:34:24.:34:30.

remember the bravery and always will of the emergency services, the

:34:31.:34:34.

police, the security forces and our own Parliamentary staff and the

:34:35.:34:38.

goodness and decency of ordinary members of the public who rushed to

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help people, including our right honourable friend, the member for

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

:34:46.:34:51.

values. We have learnt in Northern Ireland that the way to overcome

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terrorism is by working together politically and in every other way

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to ensure that democratic values, the rule of law, human rights are

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all upheld in every way that they can. We must rededicate ourselves to

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that in the future. I absolutely agree. We are able to be here today

:35:11.:35:15.

because of the bravery of police officers. He also refers rightly to

:35:16.:35:21.

the emergency services and others, the members of the public, and the

:35:22.:35:26.

staff of this House and this Parliament who went about their job

:35:27.:35:30.

to ensure that everybody was safe yesterday. As he has said, and he

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has referred to the experience in Northern Ireland, the way to defeat

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terrorism is by working together and upholding our democratic values. As

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a backbencher it seems to me that both the Prime Minister and the

:35:45.:35:48.

leaders of the opposition parties have set exactly the right tone

:35:49.:35:52.

today and prove that it is values that unite this kingdom. When this

:35:53.:35:58.

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

:35:59.:36:03.

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

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Prime Minister has shown today, and her opposite number, that the best

:36:09.:36:11.

way to defeat terrorism is to prove that we will not be moved from our

:36:12.:36:18.

values and our place. He is absolutely right. He refers to a

:36:19.:36:22.

specific example in the past when once again Parliament upheld our

:36:23.:36:28.

democracy and showed our values in the face of evil. We continue to do

:36:29.:36:37.

it today. Alan Johnson. The Prime Minister is dealing with this

:36:38.:36:41.

outrage in a calm and assured way. Does she agree with me that an

:36:42.:36:47.

effective counterterrorism strategy designed to prepare, protect would

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be inadequate without the strand of prevent? In that vein, will she

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assure the house that across all 43 constabularies there will be

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neighbourhood policing teams invisible to an contactable by the

:37:05.:37:10.

public, which is a crucial strand in feeding information on terrorism to

:37:11.:37:15.

the counterterrorism organisations? He is right. As he will know from

:37:16.:37:20.

his experience, our counterterrorism strategy embodies those four pillars

:37:21.:37:24.

within it, including the pillar of prevent. The action that has taken

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to prevent terrorism and violent extremism will come in many forms.

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What is important is that individuals within communities do

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feel that they are able to give information when they are concerned

:37:41.:37:45.

about somebody within their community or concerned about

:37:46.:37:48.

somebody perhaps in their family and what is happening to them. It is

:37:49.:37:53.

important that the are of those opportunities for them. There will

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be a variety of means, some through pleasing some other means, where

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they can give that information not just to the protection of assault

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but also to the benefit of individual concerned. May I commend

:38:04.:38:09.

the Prime Minister on her fitting statement. When police officers died

:38:10.:38:15.

they leave behind husbands, wives, sons and daughters. The police

:38:16.:38:19.

dependents trust was set up to support the dependents of police

:38:20.:38:22.

officers killed or injured on duty following the brutal murder of three

:38:23.:38:27.

police officers in Shepherd's Bush in 1966. With the Prime Minister

:38:28.:38:32.

join me in encouraging people to donate to the trust? I am very happy

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to encourage people to do exactly as my honourable friend has suggested.

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It is a valuable organisation providing help and support to those

:38:46.:38:50.

who we have all said, the families who are left behind have to live for

:38:51.:38:56.

ever with what for us has been an act of bravery, but for them is a

:38:57.:39:07.

tragedy and a trauma. Yvette Cooper. I would like to welcome the Prime

:39:08.:39:11.

Minister's words as she speaks for all of us today. She is right to say

:39:12.:39:17.

this was an attempted attack on parliament and democracy that have

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failed because of the bravery of PC Keith Palmer, who gave his life

:39:23.:39:27.

doing a job with others to keep people safe. It was also an

:39:28.:39:32.

attempted file and cowardly attack on freedom by mowing down people who

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were just walking along a bridge. As our hearts go out to them, which she

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agree that that attack on freedom also feels, not just because of

:39:43.:39:47.

communities's resilience and determination, but because of the

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unique partnership we have in this country between the police and

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

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partnership working will be crucial to us making sure that the

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terrorists never win. The right honourable lady is right. It was a

:40:08.:40:10.

cowardly attack. Parliament has particularly focused on the attempts

:40:11.:40:18.

to attack us here in Parliament but the mowing down of innocent men

:40:19.:40:21.

women and children, who were just going about their business in a

:40:22.:40:26.

variety of ways, but many of them had come here as tourists to enjoy

:40:27.:40:31.

the great delights of this wonderful city was an absolutely cowardly and

:40:32.:40:35.

appalling act and treat you need to ensure, we have a unique bond

:40:36.:40:38.

between our police and their communities, and that is important

:40:39.:40:42.

that that partnership and Bond continues. Can I commend the Prime

:40:43.:40:52.

Minister's statement and commend the Prime Minister for her reassuring

:40:53.:40:55.

dignity and resolve that she has shown? She has shown why she is

:40:56.:41:01.

proving to be a superb Prime Minister and we are proud to have

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her as our Prime Minister. Of course our hearts go out to the victims and

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the honour of the police who risk their lives every day to keep us

:41:10.:41:14.

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

:41:15.:41:18.

Can the Prime Minister assure us that she will meet that the police

:41:19.:41:23.

forces up and down the country and the security services will always

:41:24.:41:27.

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

:41:28.:41:34.

keeping us all safe? I thank him for his comments. Indeed, as I

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indicated, we have taken steps to enhance the resources available for

:41:41.:41:44.

our security and intelligence agencies and to protect the

:41:45.:41:48.

resources available for our police forces, particularly working in the

:41:49.:41:52.

counterterrorism area. We have looked in recent times to increase

:41:53.:41:58.

the number of armed response vehicles available, and that is not

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just about armed response vehicles here in London but another part of

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the country as well. Of course we constantly look at making sure that

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our response is appropriate, but we are very conscious of the jobs that

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our police do day in and day out and we give them the support that they

:42:17.:42:23.

need. I speak for my party and also commend the Prime Minister on the

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word she has given today. All of us here today, this is not a show of

:42:28.:42:35.

defiance, it is a show of respect for the dead and injured. Respect

:42:36.:42:41.

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

:42:42.:42:46.

cannot shut down as city and one man cannot lock down democracy. The she

:42:47.:42:51.

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

:42:52.:42:59.

unworthy responses? What is absolutely appropriate is the

:43:00.:43:02.

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

:43:03.:43:07.

the bravery of our police and emergency services, it has shown

:43:08.:43:10.

respect and concern for those who have been thick ones of the terrible

:43:11.:43:23.

attacks that took place -- victims. We have also shown normality, which

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is important as we work to defeat terrorism. I thank the Prime

:43:27.:43:33.

Minister for her statement. Over 25 years, I have seen the police play

:43:34.:43:39.

many roles across the Palace of Westminster. One is to give advice

:43:40.:43:44.

to members of the public on where to go, another occasions, none of us

:43:45.:43:47.

could have passed carriage Gates without seeing members of the public

:43:48.:43:51.

having photographs taken with the police. It is one of the things that

:43:52.:43:56.

they do. Another thing that they do is protect our democracy, which we

:43:57.:43:59.

saw yesterday with brutal consequences. I am very proud of the

:44:00.:44:06.

police and everything that they do in defending our democracy. Keith

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Palmer was one of us. The police to protect us are one of us. I hope

:44:14.:44:21.

that at some stage... I mean the tributes to keep the police is that

:44:22.:44:24.

we are here today and the proceedings are going on. The arch

:44:25.:44:28.

has been spoken about before, which is a lasting memorial to those who

:44:29.:44:33.

paid the ultimate sacrifice for our democracy and I do hope that at the

:44:34.:44:39.

appropriate time with discussion with the family, that we too may be

:44:40.:44:42.

able to look at a lasting memorial to Keith in order that each and

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every one of us, there are people putting their lives on the line for

:44:49.:44:50.

our democracy today. If I may reflect on his earlier

:44:51.:45:03.

remarks, I think it is a particular characteristic of policing here in

:45:04.:45:07.

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

:45:08.:45:11.

bond with members of the public at the same time as their doing that

:45:12.:45:14.

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

:45:15.:45:22.

major events take place, Royal Weddings, the Olympics and so forth.

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He's right, we see it day in, day out n this parliamentary estate.

:45:26.:45:29.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. As we mourn those who were so cruelly

:45:30.:45:36.

cut down yesterday, give our grateful thanks to the police and to

:45:37.:45:42.

the emergency and Security Services for their ex-empry courage and

:45:43.:45:46.

devotion to duty and show as a country, by our determination to

:45:47.:45:49.

carry on, that we will not be cowed as the Prime Minister put it so

:45:50.:45:54.

eloquently. Does she agree that we will need to show the same

:45:55.:45:59.

determination to stand up against anyone who seeks to so division or

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to stir up hatred in the wake of these cowardly attacks? I agree with

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The Right Honourable gentleman. We must be very clear that the voices

:46:10.:46:13.

of evil and hate will not divide us. That should also be a clear message

:46:14.:46:19.

from this House today. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Whilst our

:46:20.:46:25.

hearts go to all those people who were wounded and murdered yesterday,

:46:26.:46:30.

and to all the people who saught to help them, with our indulgence, Sir,

:46:31.:46:34.

I would like to turn to PC Keith Palmer, who I first met 25 years ago

:46:35.:46:43.

as Gunner Palmer, at 100 regiment, Royal Artillery. He was a strong,

:46:44.:46:50.

professional public servant. And it was a delight to meet him here again

:46:51.:46:55.

only a few months after being elected.

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Would my Right Honourable friend, the Prime Minister, in recognition

:47:03.:47:08.

of the work that he did and the other police officers and public

:47:09.:47:11.

servantseser in the House do -- servants here in the House do,

:47:12.:47:18.

consider recognising his gallantry and sacrifice formally

:47:19.:47:29.

with a posthumous recognition. He has spoken about an individual he

:47:30.:47:39.

knew and he bears witness to the tremendous public service Keith

:47:40.:47:41.

Palmer gave this country in so many ways and having served in our Armed

:47:42.:47:48.

Forces and then come here to this place and pay the ultimate sacrifice

:47:49.:47:54.

here at our heart of democracy. I can assure my honourable friend that

:47:55.:47:58.

the issue that he's raised is of course one that will be considered

:47:59.:48:00.

in due course. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker.

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Obviously yesterday we saw absolutely the best of security,

:48:10.:48:13.

policing and emergency services. But I would just make a small plea going

:48:14.:48:20.

forward, yesterday we also saw the cammed atry that got people through

:48:21.:48:24.

the lock down. We had staff stuck in offices all over the estate. As we

:48:25.:48:30.

go forward, if people could take the bravery and determination of

:48:31.:48:33.

yesterday, but remember to talk among themselves, support their

:48:34.:48:38.

staff and not bury any feelings of fear from yesterday, but to let that

:48:39.:48:42.

out, so that there is absolutely no scar remnant within this place, as

:48:43.:48:47.

we go forward. The honourable lady I think has made

:48:48.:48:51.

a very important point. It is all too easy for us to come to this

:48:52.:48:55.

chamber to rightly show our gratitude for the bravery of those

:48:56.:49:00.

who protect us. But to forget that for all those staff who were caught

:49:01.:49:04.

up in this, this could have lasting impacts. I think it is important

:49:05.:49:11.

that we do make and I understand that there are moves afoot to ensure

:49:12.:49:16.

that the staff, certainly as I said in my statement, that they are able

:49:17.:49:20.

to access help and support for them and their staff should they wish to

:49:21.:49:25.

do that but allowing people to talk about what happened is often the

:49:26.:49:29.

best remedy. Mr Speaker, can I thank the Prime

:49:30.:49:33.

Minister for her statement this morning and indeed her message last

:49:34.:49:38.

night in Downing Street? Can I also, as a former Metropolitan Police

:49:39.:49:43.

officer, pass my condolences personally to Constable Palmer's

:49:44.:49:47.

family and to the other pedestrians and everybody involved yesterday. As

:49:48.:49:52.

someone who actually served on the counter terrorist command in the 19

:49:53.:49:58.

# 0s here in London when the IRA, the National Liberation Army and

:49:59.:50:01.

other Middle Eastern groups were bombing London, I know only too well

:50:02.:50:05.

the challenge faced by police. I know the Prime Minister's been asked

:50:06.:50:09.

about resourcing, but I can re-enforce that, please, by asking

:50:10.:50:13.

that in the area of counter-terrorism, that the Met

:50:14.:50:18.

Police, indeed all police fors and indeed the Security Services

:50:19.:50:21.

generally have, and should want for nothing.

:50:22.:50:25.

Yes. I can reassure my honourable friend that we did do this major

:50:26.:50:30.

exercise through the refresh of the Strategic Defence and Security

:50:31.:50:33.

Review, of looking at the resources that should be available for

:50:34.:50:36.

counter-terrorism, across all aspects of dealing with

:50:37.:50:40.

counter-terrorism, that is of course about the intelligence agencies and

:50:41.:50:44.

about the police. But also the other parts of Government which has a role

:50:45.:50:47.

to play in counter-terrorism too and extra resources are going in, as I

:50:48.:50:51.

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

:50:52.:50:56.

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

:50:57.:51:00.

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

:51:01.:51:04.

Could I associate myself with the Prime Minister's words and those of

:51:05.:51:10.

my Right Honourable friend, the Leader of the Opposition. Will she

:51:11.:51:16.

accept that this is not about the personal security of us as Members

:51:17.:51:21.

of Parliament, or the security of this building. PC Keith Palmer died

:51:22.:51:29.

defending the values, as the Prime Minister put it, free people

:51:30.:51:33.

everywhere. Isn't the proper response over the coming days, as

:51:34.:51:40.

more facts emerge, that we stand firm for those self-same values of

:51:41.:51:42.

free people everywhere? The honourable gentleman is right.

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As he said, it is not just about individuals in this House but indeed

:51:50.:51:52.

this billing. It is about what we stand for and we should stand

:51:53.:52:00.

absolutely firm for those values. Can I start off by commending the

:52:01.:52:04.

Prime Minister on a very powerful speech and particularly the tone

:52:05.:52:08.

with which it was delivered? Yesterday, we saw an attack on this

:52:09.:52:15.

centre of democracy. And also an attack on citizens of ten countries.

:52:16.:52:20.

The message that we need to take away from here is that this

:52:21.:52:25.

ideology, this evil ideology is not only an attack on western countries,

:52:26.:52:29.

and the values that we hold so dear, but it is an evil that seeks to

:52:30.:52:34.

destroy the way of life across the globe and I hope that the message

:52:35.:52:39.

will go out to all decent and civilised countries that we must all

:52:40.:52:45.

redouble our resolve to deal with this evil.

:52:46.:52:50.

I say to my honourable friend that I have been struck by the number of

:52:51.:52:55.

messages I have received, a number of foreign leaders who I am spoken

:52:56.:52:58.

to, who have been absolutely clear at this time that we stand together,

:52:59.:53:03.

as he says, in defiance, but also in ensuring that we will defeat this

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evil. The immense bravery of all concerned

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yesterday. Should we not recognise, unfortunately, terror attacks are

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likely to continue for years to come and this country is not unique,

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needless to say in Europe, yet alone elsewhere on having such onslaughts

:53:24.:53:28.

against them. But arise from what the Prime Minister said, can I tell

:53:29.:53:33.

here that during the sustained IRA bombing, I didn't receive during all

:53:34.:53:38.

of those years, as a Member of Parliament, I didn't receive any

:53:39.:53:42.

letters at all, or anyone come to my surgery telling me that we should

:53:43.:53:47.

change our policy in combatting terrorism. I have to say it

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illustrates once again our people are simply not a pieceless. ... The

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British people want to see us stand in defiance of the terrorists,

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defeating the terrorists and show it is the values of democracy and the

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rule of law, the values of free people everywhere that underpin our

:54:14.:54:16.

way of life. I think people recognise that and they want to see

:54:17.:54:23.

this House endorsing that. I support all that the Prime Minister has said

:54:24.:54:27.

and done and my thoughts are with all those who have been affected by

:54:28.:54:33.

this evil act. The assistant Police Commissioner in 2016 said two people

:54:34.:54:37.

a day are being turned away from extremism and it is often members of

:54:38.:54:43.

the individual's own community who are alerting the authoritieses and

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it is communities who defeat terrorism. What further steps are we

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taking to engage with all of our communities so we can work together

:54:52.:54:55.

to defeat nonviolent extremism, which often them leads to violent

:54:56.:54:59.

extremism? And my honourable friend is right,

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that it is important that we defeat that extremism and deal with it at

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that earlier stage and there is lot of work being done within

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communities, working with communities. Obviously there is work

:55:12.:55:16.

that the police do to encourage people within communities to come

:55:17.:55:19.

forward with information when it is possible to do so, when they have

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those concerns. And that is important. People need

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to have the confidence of feeling they can do that. And it is

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important to create the environment within communities when people feel,

:55:37.:55:38.

recognise where there are those trying to destroy our way of life

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and they actually feel able to take action about that. But my honourable

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friend is right, bringing communities together is an important

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part of the work that the Government is doing on a number of fronts.

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THE SPEAKER: I had intended to call another Birmingham member, who has

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sadly left the chamber. In the absence of that honourable member

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lets hear the voice of Jack Dromey. Can I thank the Prime Minister for

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her leadership at a bleak moment for our country. As the brave guardian

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of Parliament, Keith Palmer, fought for his life yesterday, The Right

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Honourable member for Bournemouth East fought to save his life. Can I

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say about The Right Honourable member, he is one of Parliament's

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finests. -- finest.

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In backing our police to defeat terrorism, does she believe we

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should heed their wise words that to demonise and divide is to playwright

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into the hands of the evil that is terrorism? We should not be in any

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attempt, making any attempt to demonise individual communities.

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What we should recognise is it is individuals who are terrorists, that

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they are adhering to a warped ideology, a warped ideology of evil.

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That is true whatever the origin of the terrorism, because there are

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different ideologies and this House has been struck before, as we know,

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and has felt terrorism of a different sort hitting at a member

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of this House. So, we must ensure that we do not demonise communities

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but we work with them to identify and to isolate those who wish to do

:57:22.:57:23.

us harm. In the wake of yesterday's evil,

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tragic, but unfortunately not unwholly unexpected attack on this

:57:34.:57:36.

place, as the Prime Minister said, there will be a review of the

:57:37.:57:40.

response of our excellent police and Security Services. Does my Right

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Honourable friend agree with me that in an open and free democracy, such

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as ours, there'll be a balance between our security and public

:57:51.:57:54.

access and the transparency of our democracy? If that balance is not

:57:55.:57:59.

maintained, then unfortunately then the terrorists would have won.

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It is a balance. We live in an open and free democracy and we want

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members of the public to have access to their representatives and this

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place. That is part of how we operate. It is important that as we

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look ahead and ask that question if there is anything more that needs to

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be done, we recognise that we should not in any way destroy the values

:58:28.:58:31.

that underpin our democracy because if we do that then, as you say, the

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terrorists will have won. For the first time in the size I want to

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agree with every member in what they have said. Can I add thanks to two

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more groups of people? The staff at Westminster Abbey who received

:58:53.:58:58.

people who were left from this House, and the firearms officer who

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actually acted in a way that he had been trained to, but probably never

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expected to. We owe him our thanks. The Prime Minister knows better than

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any of us that this sort of attack, it looks like a lone wolf kind of

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attack, is the hardest for our security services to prevent. Its

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prevention is best achieved by us celebrating our values, the values

:59:32.:59:38.

which meant that amongst the big -- are amongst the victims... What can

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she do to help to ensure that everybody in Britain of any religion

:59:45.:59:49.

is given the opportunity to learn about those values and celebrate

:59:50.:59:53.

them, because I think that is the best way to keep us safe in the

:59:54.:59:57.

future. May I joined the right honourable lady in commending as she

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has said the staff of Westminster Abbey who played a role in

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supporting people from Parliament yesterday, but also she says the

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fire officers, who acted, we know, had to make a split-second decision

:00:15.:00:18.

about what to do. This is not an easy job. It is difficult. They are

:00:19.:00:23.

trained to do it but when the point becomes it is a difficult decision

:00:24.:00:29.

to take. We are grateful that he did that and with the consequences that

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we know. It is important that we celebrate those values. It is an

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important element of us countering the extremists, to ensure that the

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values that we share our champions but resolutely put forward. It is

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for all of us, the right honourable lady asks what I would do, but I

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think it is for everyone in this House as we both about business as

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Members of Parliament to encourage that celebration of the values that

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we share. Can I commend my right honourable friend for the resolute,

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brave and courageous way she stood up for our country and how proud we

:01:09.:01:13.

are of horror. Does she agree with me that one terrorist will not

:01:14.:01:19.

destroy our country, ten terrorists will not destroy our country, 10,000

:01:20.:01:24.

terrorists will not destroy our country, in fact no amount of

:01:25.:01:27.

terrorists will ever destroy our way of life, because it will be an temp

:01:28.:01:37.

two destroy freedom and democracy. My honourable friend is absolutely

:01:38.:01:42.

right. Terrorism will not destroy our way of life, it will not win. We

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uphold those values of freedom and democracy. They are what the

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terrorists are trying to attack and what they dislike, but we must

:01:53.:01:57.

ensure that we uphold those values and, as he said, no number of

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terrorists will defeat this place or defeat those values. PC Keith Palmer

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did not return home from work yesterday to his family so the rest

:02:13.:02:15.

of us in this House could. We should never forget that sacrifice. And

:02:16.:02:21.

every single day we should pass our thanks to the staff and security of

:02:22.:02:26.

the size and the emergency services. Will she join me in cherishing what

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happened yesterday with the staff coming together all supporting each

:02:33.:02:37.

other. That in itself is a way to save the terrorism that will never

:02:38.:02:42.

win. I joined the honourable gentleman in doubt. The way people

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came together and show that camaraderie, supporting each other

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at Bob was a difficult and uncertain time for individuals within this

:02:52.:02:55.

Parliamentary estate. It was a very important message to the terrorists.

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It is reported that what happened yesterday was an act of Islamic

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terror. Will the Prime Minister agree with me that what happens was

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not Islamic just... Both are converged -- both are perversions of

:03:15.:03:18.

religion. I absolutely agree. It is wrong to describe this as Islamic

:03:19.:03:25.

terrorism, it is Islamist terrorism, Opera version of the great faith. I

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would like to pay tribute to the Prime Minister and which are well

:03:35.:03:38.

and her Cabinet well in the deliberations as we go forward.

:03:39.:03:43.

Kammy echo everything said about those who have been killed and their

:03:44.:03:48.

families and the victims. Can I ask the Prime Minister that every effort

:03:49.:03:52.

will be made to support those victims and their families, and also

:03:53.:03:56.

the police officer whose role it was to stop the terrorist in the end. I

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can assure the honourable gentleman that that support will be available

:04:02.:04:07.

to stop for those who have been affected by the attacks, for those

:04:08.:04:11.

who have been injured and the bereaved families, the Metropolitan

:04:12.:04:14.

Police have in place a support arrangement. I have also asked the

:04:15.:04:22.

government to look at what further support can be available for victims

:04:23.:04:25.

and a wider sense. There are people who might not have been physically

:04:26.:04:31.

injured, but there may be other scorers. It is important to provide

:04:32.:04:37.

that support. Parliament is a very different place this morning. It

:04:38.:04:42.

made me realise that millions of people live with the after-effects

:04:43.:04:50.

of terrorism. In my summing up in Westminster Hall to the Foreign

:04:51.:04:52.

Office minister yesterday I said that they understand his experience

:04:53.:04:56.

of terrorism is something that is not known to the rest of us. I can

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repeat that assertion this morning about his experience yesterday

:05:02.:05:04.

afternoon. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that we should use the

:05:05.:05:11.

honour system to honour those who made a contribution yesterday,

:05:12.:05:13.

including the honourable member from Bournemouth East. Proper

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consideration will be given to the issue that they honourable friend

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raises. If I may just say about my right honourable friend them member

:05:24.:05:28.

from Bournemouth East who I spoke to yesterday evening, I think we should

:05:29.:05:31.

all recognise that not only did he show huge professionalism in putting

:05:32.:05:39.

his past training to the hope that he had of rescuing the life of PC

:05:40.:05:46.

Keith Palmer, but it was in the middle of a terrorist attack and

:05:47.:05:50.

right honourable friend is somebody who knows the trauma and tragedy of

:05:51.:05:53.

losing somebody in a terrorist attack. I associate myself with the

:05:54.:06:05.

statement of the Prime Minister and paid tribute to all of those who

:06:06.:06:09.

were involved is, we are thinking of the victims and their families. As

:06:10.:06:14.

the sister of a police officer in uniform, none of us really know when

:06:15.:06:17.

they go out the front door in the morning what they will face, so I

:06:18.:06:22.

have to say that yesterday heads all of us as it did particularly hard,

:06:23.:06:26.

for those of us who have family in uniform. I am pleased to hear that

:06:27.:06:30.

she will beginning of -- giving all the support he can to the families

:06:31.:06:34.

of the victims and all those affected. When I was Home Secretary

:06:35.:06:41.

there were two events that always brought home the commitment and

:06:42.:06:45.

bravery and dedication of police officers. One was the national

:06:46.:06:48.

police service Memorial Day when the police recognised those who have

:06:49.:06:52.

fallen, and the other was the police bravery awards, when groups of

:06:53.:06:56.

police officers are recognised for brave acts they have undertaken.

:06:57.:07:03.

What has always struck me was the matter of fact way in which our

:07:04.:07:07.

police officers would, whatever they had done, whoever they had dealt

:07:08.:07:14.

with, whatever action they had had to take, whatever injuries they had

:07:15.:07:18.

suffered, with just say they were doing their job. We owe them a very

:07:19.:07:26.

great deal. Can I thank the Prime Minister for the tone with which it

:07:27.:07:29.

has reacted. She has genuinely spoken for the nation in this

:07:30.:07:35.

moment. Yesterday, many of us were gathered in Westminster Abbey in

:07:36.:07:42.

lockdown. In a stunning moment, people from left, right, Hindu,

:07:43.:07:45.

Muslim, Christian Pearce gathered in Westminster Abbey in the sanctuary.

:07:46.:07:51.

Could I encourage the Prime Minister and support the others who reminded

:07:52.:07:56.

us today that this is not an act of faith, it is an act of of faith and

:07:57.:08:03.

it is by coming together that we will defend the values that we

:08:04.:08:09.

cherish. It shows the importance of all of our faith is working together

:08:10.:08:13.

and recognising the values that we share. As he says, this act of

:08:14.:08:20.

terror was not an act of faith, it was a perversion, I warped ideology

:08:21.:08:24.

which leads to an act of terrorism like that and it will not prevail.

:08:25.:08:31.

My prayers are with all those injured, those who lost their lives

:08:32.:08:37.

and their families and particularly PC Keith Palmer, who made the

:08:38.:08:41.

ultimate sacrifice. This attacker and people like him are not of my

:08:42.:08:47.

religion, North are they of my community and we should condemn all

:08:48.:08:51.

of those who pretend to be other particular religion because they are

:08:52.:08:55.

not. If they were of our religion they would not carry out acts like

:08:56.:09:00.

this. We must stay united and show that they cannot win and that we are

:09:01.:09:06.

here to stay. May I commend the honourable gentleman for those

:09:07.:09:08.

comments and for the stand he has consistently taken on this issue of

:09:09.:09:13.

terrorism. He has been very clear that this is not of his religion, it

:09:14.:09:20.

is a perversion, it is a warped evil mentality that leads to these acts

:09:21.:09:25.

of terror. Should I join in saluting my honourable friend, the member

:09:26.:09:35.

from Bournemouth East for his bravery yesterday? It is a measure

:09:36.:09:42.

of his character that he stands below the bar today. These words

:09:43.:09:51.

were penned on a public notice board in the underground yesterday. My

:09:52.:09:54.

judgment is that he or she speaks for the whole country irrespective

:09:55.:09:59.

of race or creed when they wrote, all terrorists are politely reminded

:10:00.:10:03.

that this is London and whatever you do to us, we will drink tea and

:10:04.:10:14.

jolly well carry on. I think that is a wonderful tribute and in a very

:10:15.:10:22.

simple way I think has encapsulated everything that everybody has said

:10:23.:10:28.

in this House today. Like many members in the 16 years I have been

:10:29.:10:31.

a member here I have walked every day through the carriage Gates said

:10:32.:10:35.

a small prayer for the safety who stand there to protect us and from

:10:36.:10:40.

now on we add a prayer with the soul of PC Keith Palmer. Amongst the

:10:41.:10:45.

bravery and professionalism that we saw yesterday, I say this as a

:10:46.:10:50.

former teacher who took children are many school trips, the actions of

:10:51.:10:53.

the teachers put those injured and those who were here during the

:10:54.:10:58.

lockdown who the children educated, entertained and calm on a day on a

:10:59.:11:04.

school trip that they saw, witnessed unheard of things that they should

:11:05.:11:09.

never have to see. The honourable gentleman is right. It must've been

:11:10.:11:13.

particularly difficult for those children who were here and being

:11:14.:11:18.

caught up in this. We should commend the work of their teachers in

:11:19.:11:21.

offering them that reassurance, but we must also recognise the role of

:11:22.:11:27.

the French teachers, of the French group. The last thing you expect

:11:28.:11:31.

when you bring a group of young people to visit another country is

:11:32.:11:35.

that something terrible like that is going to happen. Of course, they

:11:36.:11:40.

will have acted to support and will be continuing to support the other

:11:41.:11:43.

members of that group who have been through this trauma. As we were

:11:44.:11:51.

evacuated from the south yesterday, I met several stoical school groups

:11:52.:11:54.

who have been involved with visits that had been organised by the

:11:55.:11:59.

Parliamentary education service. Does she agree that such visits, as

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promoted by you, Mr Speaker, are vital and help provide an antidote

:12:05.:12:09.

to hatred and intolerance estimate yes, I absolutely agree. I think

:12:10.:12:13.

they are important in helping to promote the values that we share.

:12:14.:12:17.

The member for Slough asked me earlier about how we can ensure that

:12:18.:12:21.

we are promoting those values and I think the work that Parliament does

:12:22.:12:24.

in bringing in schoolchildren and showing them the work of Parliament

:12:25.:12:28.

and the values of our democracy is an important part of that. My

:12:29.:12:37.

thoughts are with PC Keith Palmer's family and the families of all those

:12:38.:12:42.

who were victims of the attacks. We are so grateful to the emergency

:12:43.:12:45.

services and everyone who protected us and the wider public. The Prime

:12:46.:12:50.

Minister speaks with the whole country in her message of unity, but

:12:51.:12:55.

does she agree with me that the painstaking work begins now in the

:12:56.:13:01.

days ahead for all of us in our constituencies in providing rear

:13:02.:13:07.

students -- in providing reassurance and containing that unity because it

:13:08.:13:13.

is in the days after that we have to be vigilant against those who tried

:13:14.:13:19.

to exploit these kinds of attacks and cause backlashes and intolerance

:13:20.:13:24.

against different communities. The role of the media is absolutely

:13:25.:13:28.

critical in ensuring that we maintain our resilience and that

:13:29.:13:32.

sense of defiance and solidarity. The honourable lady is right. As she

:13:33.:13:44.

says it is in the days afterwards that some may try to sow division in

:13:45.:13:51.

our communities. We all to make sure that doesn't happen.

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Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I would like to thank the Prime

:13:56.:13:59.

Minister for her statement to offer condolences to all affected. As a

:14:00.:14:04.

former Armed Forces family I know at this #250i78s it's more important --

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times it is more important to show our resolve. Although trauma may not

:14:10.:14:16.

impact straightaway, it can have a long-term impact and effects. We

:14:17.:14:20.

must reach out in compassion for that is what sets us aside from

:14:21.:14:24.

terrorists. The honourable lady makes a very

:14:25.:14:28.

good point. I think over time, sadly with a number of incidents, we have

:14:29.:14:31.

come to learn more about the importance of providing that

:14:32.:14:36.

support. That it isn't just about an immediate reaction, but for some the

:14:37.:14:41.

impact of an attack can kick in quite a while later and that's why

:14:42.:14:45.

we're looking at the support available for victims.

:14:46.:14:51.

I hope she'll agree with me saying that Great Britain's police force is

:14:52.:14:54.

the greatest in the world and for those of us who served as police

:14:55.:15:02.

officers, I pay tribute to PC Keith Palmer, who was stood serving this

:15:03.:15:08.

House, protecting this House. When duty called

:15:09.:15:22.

In terms of protective security, work will be done with the

:15:23.:15:28.

parliamentary estate to see if anything more needs to be done. The

:15:29.:15:34.

best way of defeating the terrorist is through intelgenerals, is through

:15:35.:15:38.

finding information for the potential of attacks takes place in

:15:39.:15:44.

advance and preventing them. Since June 20 13, 13 tlis plots have been

:15:45.:15:52.

dis-- terrorist plots have been disrupted. The services work day in,

:15:53.:15:58.

day out, to keep us safe and they continue to do so. Everyone who

:15:59.:16:00.

works For those who work alongside with

:16:01.:16:12.

our families on site it is a concern. I wonder if there are words

:16:13.:16:21.

for the nursery. Many of us can say that looking after a toddler in one

:16:22.:16:31.

confined space is not easy. They did keep in touch with parents. Their

:16:32.:16:36.

steadfastness was ex-emly and much appreciated. I am very happy to

:16:37.:16:41.

commend the work of the staff in the nursery. It must have been very

:16:42.:16:46.

difficult with very young children in what was a difficult

:16:47.:16:49.

circumstance. I am sure they did an excellent job. I am happy, as I say,

:16:50.:16:55.

in commending the work they did. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I joined in

:16:56.:16:59.

all the tributes which have been paid. Those of us who were locked

:17:00.:17:04.

down in the House will want to pay tribute to your deputy and to the

:17:05.:17:09.

leader of the House for keeping calm and carrying on. Keeping us

:17:10.:17:15.

informed. And a tribute to the Hansard reporters who kept democracy

:17:16.:17:18.

going and recorded three hours. I would join the honourable

:17:19.:17:30.

gentleman in commending the actions of both the chairman of ways and

:17:31.:17:33.

means and my Right Honourable friend, the leader of the House

:17:34.:17:36.

yesterday, who I think very calmly was able to reassure members of this

:17:37.:17:40.

House at a time when nobody actually knew everything about what was

:17:41.:17:44.

happening. There was only very limited information available.

:17:45.:17:49.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Yesterday showed us the worst of humanity, but

:17:50.:17:54.

it also showed us much, much more, the best of humanity, whether that

:17:55.:17:59.

was The Right Honourable member from Bournemouth East, the actions of PC

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Palmer or the firearms #5u6 ser who shot down the person who wanted to

:18:04.:18:09.

terrorise all of us and our country and our democracy. I have been

:18:10.:18:14.

touched in the last two days by the number of people from my constituent

:18:15.:18:19.

who have contacted me of Christian faith, of Jewish faith, of Muslim

:18:20.:18:23.

faith and of no faith. I particularly want to pay tribute to

:18:24.:18:26.

the chairman of the mosques in Leeds, who contacted me to say that

:18:27.:18:31.

his thoughts and prayers and of all the Muslim community in Leeds are

:18:32.:18:36.

with us at this difficult time and there will be prayers across our

:18:37.:18:40.

country in the days ahead. I join the honourable lady. I think

:18:41.:18:45.

all faith communities across the country will be coming together and

:18:46.:18:48.

will, as she says, be remembering those who have suffered as a result

:18:49.:18:54.

of those attacks. But also in their coming together, ensuring that they

:18:55.:18:58.

again show how, because they do, they represent those values that we

:18:59.:19:01.

have talked about that are so important to our way of life.

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The Prime Minister has been absolutely exemplary in this, as she

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was on Hillsborough, many my view. I congratulate her on that. The member

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for Ribble Valley earlier was absolutely right when he said that

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Keith was one of us. And I think one of the things we saw yesterday was

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that the parliamentary family is big. It includes cooks and cleaners

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and Clarks and door keepers and all sorts of people who make our

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democracy function, who are in many ways more important than we are. We

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have, when an MP dies in action, a shield is put newspaper this

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chamber, or when they are killed in a terrorist incident, they have a

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shield put newspaper this incident and sadly I hope soon there'll be

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one for Jo Cox. Whatever medals there may be in the future, Keith's,

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Keith had a shield in this chamber because he was our shield and

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defender yesterday. I say to The Right Honourable gentleman I think

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it is appropriate that PC Keith Palmer and the bravery that she

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showed and his act of sacrifice should be recognised in an

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appropriate way. Obviously The Right Honourable gentleman will recognise

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what that is a matter for the House authorities. . Thank you, Mr

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Speaker. Yesterday on Westminster Bridge and new palace yard many

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members attempted to give life-saving aid to those who had

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been injured. Many of us ask would we have the skills to deliver that

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aid. Will the Prime Minister join with me in encouraging those who

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seek to obtain those skills do so and perhaps contact St John's

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Ambulance to take those lessons? My friend makes a very important point

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and good point. I would join him in that encouragement. I think there

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are, probably the vast majority of members of this House would not have

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had the skills to be able to act in that way. It is a very good message

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that maybe more of us should go out and acquire those skills.

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A key aim of any terrorist is to exploit the completely natural and

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inevitable sense of public interest and grieve and sympathy to sow

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disunity beyond the fact of terror itself. In building on her

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commendable words of the resolution of the British people, does she

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think that we should also take time to reflect in this chamber and

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outside it, including in the media about how we can balance the public

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interest and the, people's feelings of grieve, seeking not to give

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oxygen or publicity to the, whatever cause it is that a terrorist seeks

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to promote. This question of the oxygen of publicity is an important

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one. I think we should all reflect on the point that the honourable

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gentleman has made. He references the actions of the media. We have

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talked about a number of people caught up in this yesterday. There

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were many journalists who were caught up either on the periphery of

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the parliamentary estate or in the parliamentary estate and continuing

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and doing their best to do their job in reporting faithfully what was

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happening. But I think how these matters are addressed, how these

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matters are reported is an important consideration, as he says. We want

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to ensure it isn't possible for people to use these actions either

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to encourage others or to try and soe division. I would like to add my

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gratitude to those already expressed. Yesterday two of my

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constituents were caught up in the attacks. One of whom was eight

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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

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our daily work, so those we represent must continue to see this

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House as their House. And must be encouraged to come here to see and

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participate in the democracy which puts our values into action.

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I think that is a very important point.

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It is part of our democracy that members of the public, that the

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constituents that we represented are able to come to this place, are able

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to learn about this place, but are able to access their elected

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representatives here and we should ensure that will always continue.

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My honourable friend has already mentioned the House of Commons staff

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who were showing exemplary behaviour in the face of adversary yesterday.

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I want to pay tribute to the manager, who was reassuring and calm

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and dealt with parent who had very small babies on site. It is every

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parent's worst nightmare. They demonstrated how they stayed calm

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under a terrorist attack. People who commit terrorism in the name of

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Islam do not speak to the Muslims in this country, do not speak for the

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Muslims in this City and certainly do not speak for me.

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I am grateful to the honourable lady for her words. Again for the warm

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way in which she has spoken of the action of the members of the House

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of Commons staff who were looking after the small children in the

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nursery. But she's very right. Absolutely right, the terrorists do

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not speak in the name of the faith. They have a warped ideology.

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The murderer who used both his car and also a knife as indiscriminate

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weapons of murder yesterday cared not what the faith of the people he

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killed was nor the nationality. Doesn't it say everything about why

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our values will prevail and the values of murder will not? After the

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police had shot him, they attempted to save his life.

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I think it absolutely does show those values that underpin our way

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of life that that was the first thought that they did try to save

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the individual's life. That is what the police do. It's what they have

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done in previous incidents as well. And as he says, I think that shows

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the value are absolutely at the heart of our society.

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Can I commend the Prime Minister for her strength of character and for

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her leadership at this time? Cometh the hour, cometh the woman. I thank

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you woman. Prime Minister, at this moment in

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time, of course we are all very aware of the review that will take

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place, the review will make recommendations and make

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enhancements. Could I ask the Prime Minister what assurance, seek an

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assurance they will be conveyed to the Parliament to the Northern

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Ireland Assembly, and further co-operation with the Republic of

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Ireland, which is very important for us in Northern Ireland, that it will

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enhanced and strengthened? Thank you.

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I tanning the honourable gentleman. Any lessons learned here in this

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parliamentary estate, you must represent there are other

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parliamentaries and assemblies across the United Kingdom. It is

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important that we ensure those messages are shared.

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Mr Speaker, this morning I spoke with the Imam of Swansea University

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mosque, who wanted to share his deepest sorrow and condolences with

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Keith Palmer and all the bereaved families and to say that Islam is

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the Arabic word for peace. These acts were not carried out in the

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name of Islam, that extremists, whether they are Islamic

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fundamentalists or right wing terrorists are trying to divide our

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communities and we should stand united shoulder-to-shoulder against

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all terror. Will she send a message to Muslims in Swansea and throughout

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Britain that we will stand shoulder-to-shoulder to defend our

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values, o democracies our human rights in a land we all share? This

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terror was done as a result, as I said earlier, as the resilt ouf a

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warped ideology. All acts of terror are evil, which are underpinned by

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warped ideology, of different sorts, but it has within it, whatever that

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ideology, it is an attempt to divide us and to destroy our way of life

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that drives the evil acts of the terrorists. So, we stand together

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with the Muslim community and with other communities around this

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country and say that united us is greater than what divides us. We

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must be very clear that we share the values of democracy, the values of

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the rule of law, of freedom, these are what make the society in which

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we all live. I thank all colleagues for what they

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have said and the way they have said it. Business statement, the Leader

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of the House, David Livingstone. Mr Speaker, with permission, before I

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announced the business, I would just like to update colleagues on one to

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practical matters following on from the terrorist attack yesterday.

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all, the security checks and the all, the security checks and the

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rules on access to the palace remain for the time being, more restrictive

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to those to which we have become accustomed. I hope that honourable

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members on

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