Driven Wisdom

Terrorist Attacks

British Values

• Our values will always prevail.
• Our spirit would never be broken.
• Appalled and sickened" by the attack.
• That's what we are. That's what we do. They won't win.
• The terrorists will never win and our way of life would always prevail.

Judgement and Justice

• Terrorism breeds terrorism.
• It is time to say enough is enough.
• Seek them out and bring them to justice.
• United we will take on and defeat our enemies.
• Continue to resolve to thwart such attacks in future.
• There is far too much tolerance of extremism in our country.
• We believe we are experiencing a new trend in the threat we face.
• We cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as they are.
• But the whole of our country needs to come together to take on this extremism.

Violent Ideology

• We must not let them win.
• We are at war with an extremist ideology.
• Evil ideology which must be completely obliterated.
• Take on and defeat the ideology that often fuels this violence.
• Our society can have no tolerance for this continuation of bloodshed.
• Our spirit would not be broken and we must take on and defeat the ideology behind the attack.
• We must wage war against the fifth column which crawls like an octopus through underground networks.

Lone Wolf

• Security services believe the attacker acted alone.
• We do not believe that there is a wider threat at this time.
• We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack.

Terrorist Act

• Act of evil.
• Murderous attack.
• This was an evil act.
• Attack was abominable.
• Callous terrorist attack.
• Appalling act of violence.
• Cowardly act of terrorism.
• Act of sickening cowardice.
• Work of evil losers in life.
• Improvised explosive device.
• Barbaric and sickening attack.
• This is not a terrorist attack.
• Totally and unreservedly condemned.
• We don't yet know the full details.
• Appalling, sickening, terrorist attack.
• This was a deliberate and cowardly attack.
• It is hard to believe what has happened here.
• I condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
• The blast was being treated as a terrorist attack.
• We do not know the motivation of this terrible attack.
• Attack stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice.
• There is no justification whatsoever for such barbaric acts.
• Deliberately choosing time and place to cause maximum carnage.

Emergency Services

• Brave emergency services.
• Put themselves in harms way.
• Great bravery and heroism of the emergency services.
• I would like to pay tribute to the emergency services.
• Were first on the scene and will be working throughout the night.
• I'd like to thank the brave men and women of our emergency services.

Police Response

• Step up patrols.
• Citizens to be vigilant.
• No case file was opened.
• Fast-moving investigation.
• The most horrific incident.
• We will have increased patrols.
• Reviewing security arrangements.
• More police on our streets today.
• Police presence would be stepped up.
• Acted alone or was helped by others.
• Working to establish the full facts.
• They were known to security services.
• Was acting alone or as part of a network.
• Believed they knew the attacker's identity.
• Please report anything suspicious to the police.
• The suspect came to the attention of the security services.
• Must come together to make it clear that this cannot continue.
• Members of the public who intervened are the very best of our country.
• We will review both open and closed case files on so-called subjects of interest.
• The information was further investigated, and no genuine threat or immediate risk was identified.

United Country

• Pull together.
• We stand united.
• Pulling together.
• We will not be divided.
• Country must come together.
• Britain will never be cowed.
• Pulling the county together.
• Those who seek to divide us.
• Instil fear and sow division.
• Most cowardly form of terrorism.
• Steadfast allies in freedom's cause.
• Join together to protect human life.
• We saw the best of our city tonight.
• Not allow this violence to divide us.
• This is not a time for party politics.
• The people who did this were trying to divide us.
• Countries must work together to confront terrorism.
• This will only bring us together and make us stronger.
• As a country, we must come together, we must pull together.
• Those who seek to terrorise or divide us will never succeed.
• We must and we will stand together to reject hatred and division.
• We must not let them win by creating the divisions they so desperately seek to sow.
• It's incumbent on all of us to pull together in response to this on a cross party basis.
• Nation is united both in its grief and its determination to stand up to this deplorable attack.
• We must come together, we must pull together, and united we will take on and defeat our enemies.

Innocent Victims

• Defenceless young people.
• Mostly innocent children.
• Attack on innocent people.
• Slaughter of innocent people.
• Fallen victim to a callous terrorist attack.
• Thoughts were with the victims of the barbaric attack.
• Deliberately targeted some of the most vulnerable in our country.
• Young people having been deliberately and indiscriminately targeted.

Thoughts and Prayers

• Deepest sympathy.
• At this terrible time.
• In our thoughts today.
• Remain calm and vigilant.
• During this difficult time.
• Terrible and traumatic time.
• People are united in their grief.
• Shock, anger and hurt we feel today.
• Waking up to the most difficult of dawns.
• Messages of support from around the world.
• Thoughts and prayers were with those affected.
• Heart goes out to the victims and their families.
• Victims are very much in our thoughts and prayers.

Shutting Down Debate

• It appears to be a random attack.
• Move on. Don’t dwell, keep calm, carry on, move on.
• Talk about something else. Move on. Don’t look back in anger.
• Its right that we takes a look to find out what the facts are.
• We will take action following the incident if there are lessons that we need to learn.
• The important thing at this moment is to ensure we allow the operation to continue and to conclude.
• I would like to reassure you that at this time we do not believe there to be a wider risk to the public.

Business As Usual

• Never destroy our way of life.
• Will never be cowed by terrorism.
• The recent attacks are not connected.
• The dead never get to carry on as normal.
• Not prevent us from leading a decent and normal life.
• This can never be allowed to disrupt the democratic process.
• Terror attacks are part and parcel of living in a major city.