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London Attacks

May I join the hon. Member for North Antrim (Rev. Ian Paisley), on behalf of all the people of Northern Ireland, in sharing the sense of hurt and horror at Thursday’s events? One does not need to be a Briton or a Londoner to feel the effects and to feel the pain that the people of London felt. One does not need to be a Briton or a Londoner to salute the character and the calibre of the response from the city of London and its public services. I join so many others in the House in paying tribute to the resolve and resilience of the Prime Minister in the face of the threat. Does he agree that it is that blend of sense, strength and sensitivity that he has shown and which has been shown by many Members in the House today that needs to inform what we do in the future? Any decisions that we make and any points that we make, from whatever part of the House, must not give any succour or satisfaction to those who had an agenda on Thursday. They may not have been able to calculate the exact body count that they would get on Thursday, but they calculated that there would be other, wider fallout. No matter what policy differences we have on other issues, it is important that all of us are diligent enough to deny them their agenda.