1,000 more spies to boost security
TECH COMPANIES WILL ALSO BE CALLED ON TO DO MORE TO TACKLE EXTREMIST CONTENT ONLINE
Suspected terrorists to be monitored more closely and convicted terrorists will get longer prison sentences |
Suspected British terrorists will be monitored more closely and convicted terrorists given longer prison sentences as part of a package of counter-terrorism measures to be unveiled today.
Technology companies will also be called on to do more to tackle extremist content posted online, while new powers will be introduced to fast-track terror suspects to jail before they have finalised any plans for an attack.
The new security measures to be unveiled are expected to focus on the importance of trying to spot those who may have become radicalised.
An extra 1,000 security services staff will also be recruited to collect and analyse data as well as keep suspects under better surveillance.
Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, is also expected to announce a fresh approach to targeting the growing threat of Right-wing extremism, illustrating how potential sources of terrorism have become increasingly diverse. His speech follows a review of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, known as Contest, and coincides with the anniversary of the London Bridge and Borough Market attack.
‘Abandoned’
It comes as the family of James McMullan, the only British person killed in the attack, told The Sunday Telegraph how they felt abandoned by the authorities and have been barred from fitting a bronze plaque at the spot where he was murdered. At Southwark Cathedral, a service of commemoration will be held to remember the victims of the terrorist attack.
The Home Office on Saturday warned that Britain faces a severe threat from Islamist terrorism for at least another two years. MI5 and counter-terrorism police are currently running more than 500 live operations involving roughly 3,000 “subjects of interest” at any one time.