France, Britain Plan Tougher Counterterrorism Measures
Voice of America
11 May 2021, 23:35 GMT+10
Nearly 200 jihadists imprisoned in France are due to be released over the next two years and French security officials are pressing French lawmakers to approve fresh antiterrorist measures to impose enhanced restrictions on those freed and to give police new legal powers to fight terrorism.
British officials, likewise, are fearful of a resurgent jihadist threat and are considering overhauling Britain s 650-year-old treason law to make it easier to prosecute militants returning from Syria and Iraq.
And it is not only returnees from the Levant who are preoccupying European security officials.
Madeline Grant
telegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Johnson Deeply Concerned Over Clashes During Sarah Everard Vigil
theepochtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theepochtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Corporation tax rise and threshold freeze as Sunak vows fairer UK in COVID victims memory Alan McGuinness, political reporter
Replay Video UP NEXT
The chancellor has vowed to build a fairer country in memory of those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic.
In an unprecedented Downing Street news conference following his
2021 Budget, Rishi Sunak acknowledged the victims and said financial support will continue long after
COVID-19 restrictions end.
He said: To the family and friends left behind, your loss - felt most acutely in the quietest of moments - must be overwhelming. © PA Chancellor Rishi Sunak during a press conference at Downing Street