Diane
Abbott MP,
Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to the publication of David
Anderson QC’s report, said:

“This is
an extremely valuable report from David Anderson QC. As always, our thoughts
are with the families of the bereaved and survivors of these attacks.

“While we
know nine of fifteen plots were prevented, one of the worrying aspects of the
report is how many of the terrorists were known to the security services and
had been monitored by them. It is possible that more of these may have been
preventable. 

“MI5 and
Counter-Terrorism police have already identified improved neighbourhood
policing as a key part of their prevention strategy. The Government needs
to accept that. But they have cut police numbers and police weren’t even
mentioned in the Budget. The report also says that, after an increase in
Counter-Terrorism spending, grant allocations will be cut over the next three
years.

“Labour
will restore 10,000 police, who will be focused on community policing. We will
review the resources of the security services to focus on preventing
terrorism here in the UK. You can’t provide security on the cheap. Labour will
respond appropriately.”

Andrew Gwynne MP, Labour’s Shadow
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, commenting on reports that council
workers have been offered a two-year pay deal, said:

“Labour leaders in Local
Government have worked tirelessly to urge the Government to scrap the 1 per
cent pay cap and provide funding to give public sector workers the pay rise
they deserve.

“Local government workers provide
an important and essential service to the public, but for years they have seen
their pay held back by this Government in the name of austerity.

“Given the Tories’ harsh cuts to
local authority budgets, it is vital that additional funding is provided to
back up this pledge, to avoid simply placing extra burden on already
over-strained budgets.”

Andy McDonald MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, responding to the 3.4% rise in rail fares, said:

“This latest increase in rail fares is staggering. 

"Private rail companies continue to cash in while passengers and commuters have to cough up.

"The Tories should follow Labour’s example and commit to ending the scandal of train companies being run for profit rather than people.”

Emily
Thornberry MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs,
commenting on today’s reports from Yemen, said:

“The killing of Ali Saleh by his former Houthi allies ‎represents a
dangerous new turn in this conflict. An already multi-sided regional conflict
now faces even greater violence between Saleh loyalists and Houthi militias,
which will only plunge the millions of malnourished, embattled civilians in
rebel-held areas into ever more desperate danger.

“Now, more than ever before, we need an urgent UN-led effort
to halt the violence on all sides, allow Yemen’s civilians to receive the
humanitarian relief they need, and work towards a political solution to the
conflict. We renew our calls on the UK government to play their part in that
effort by bringing forward the draft ceasefire resolution for which the UN
Security Council has now been waiting for more than a year.

“Even before today, hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children
in rebel-held areas were already facing death from famine, disease and the
Saudi air strikes and blockade. On top of all that, the creation of a new front
of the civil war within their own cities and towns is another unconscionable
cruelty, and the whole world needs to act now to stop their suffering before it
is too late.”

Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, responding to the joint press conference with Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker, said:

“The real reason for today’s failure is the grubby deal the Government did with the DUP after the election.

“It is disappointing that there has not been progress in the Brexit negotiations after months of delays and grandstanding.

“Labour has been clear from the outset that we need a jobs first Brexit deal that works for the whole of the United Kingdom.

“Each passing day provides further evidence that Theresa May’s Government is completely ill-equipped to negotiate a successful Brexit deal for our country.”