Recently-appointed interior minister Sajid Javid said the new strategy incorporated lessons from attacks in London and Manchester last year which killed 36 people, and would help Britain tackle an evolving threat. The interior ministry warned on Sunday that the threat posed by Islamist militants to Britain is expected to remain high for the next two years and could even rise. "The threat from terrorism is one of the starkest we face and it is clear there has been a step change," Javid said at the launch of the revised strategy. The current threat level to Britain is assessed as severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. The strategy will also target better information-sharing, including with businesses, to speed up flagging of suspicious purchases, improve security at crowded places, and reduce the vulnerability of infrastructure.

Source: bd News24 June 04, 2018 12:00 UTC