Liberty shares everyone’s horror at the senseless and vindictive acts of terror carried out in London. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families and our respect and profound gratitude to the emergency services. We have no doubt that the whole of society will support the police and security services in the task of bringing the perpetrators of these terrible crimes to justice.

Liberty has also been heartened by the response to these attacks from leading politicians across the political spectrum whose statements have been a proportionate response to these events.

Responding to the comments made by the Home Secretary on the Today Programme on Friday 8th July concerning the attacks Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, said:

“I want to express my unequivocal respect and admiration for the leadership shown by the Home Secretary on this morning. He signaled effective but proportionate responses to the threat, which distinguish between the innocent and the guilty. In the difficult times ahead we may not agree on every detail but Charles Clarke will have Liberty’s general support for the values he outlined today.”

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