To ‘root out the menace of extremism in society’

where the van carrying the terrorist trio Youssef Zaghba, Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane crashed.

They murdered eight people and injured 48 others in their rampage around London Bridge and Borough Market on Saturday night.

Muslim scholar Aneesa Hussain told those present: “We make it clear that terrorists and extremists are not following the path to paradise.

“We clarify that the funeral prayer of such barbaric individuals is not to be performed, nor they be buried among the Muslims.

“We stand here also to reiterate our commitment to peace, bridgebuilding and British values, and to continue to play our role in rooting out this menace from our communities and the wider society.”

Echoing the words of Prime Minister Theresa May, she said: “Enough is indeed enough,” as a four-point plan to combat extremist ideology was announced.

Muslims in Britain can be confident in their identity and that their religion is compatible with the values held dear within the UK, the plan states.

Notions that Muslims should work to establish and support a so-called Islamic State and that it is a betrayal to help British authorities are “wrong”, the plan adds, and will continue to be challenged within mosques and educational institutions as “divisive narratives”.

Leaders have also vowed to improve cross-community engagement by showing there are no no-go areas when it comes to places of worship.