Theresa May
The conservative party of great Britain has suspended the campaign in connection with the terrorist attacks in London. This is stated in the message of the representative of the Prime Minister, Tory leader Theresa may, reports The Guardian.
In the message of the conservatives noted that the party would continue to follow for further investigation. Parliamentary elections in the UK scheduled for June 8th.
A similar statement, according to Reuters, was made by the leader of the opposition labour party’s Jeremy Corbyn. According to him, the party will suspend the campaign until the evening of June 4 “as a sign of respect to the victims and the injured”.
In the night from Saturday to Sunday 4 June on London bridge unknown white van drove into a crowd of 20 people. Then jumped out of the car three people “South of the appearance” and began attacking passersby with knives. Police also reported two incidents — one in the borough Market, the second at Vauxhall (later it turned out that it is not associated with the terrorist attacks), on the other side, near the headquarters of the British intelligence MI6. According to the latest data, as a result of attacks six people were killed and about 50 were hospitalized. In connection with these events, on 4 June scheduled meeting of the emergency Committee, COBRA, chaired by Prime Minister.