Martyn's Law campaigners write to prime minister

Figen Murray, Nick Aldworth and Brendan Cox have written to the prime minister calling on him to remember his commitment to introducing robust and proportionate legislation to protect the UK public from future terrorist attacks.

In its 2019 election manifesto, the government committed to the law and the bill was announced in last year's Queen's Speech.

The bill is still in draft form and was recently criticised by the Home Affairs Committee.

As reported by The Independent, Ms Murray said that the law was "not progressing as speedily as the threat from terrorism demands".

The letter states: "As counter-terrorism leaders said to you in December 2022, the risks of not acting exposes your government to the invidious consequences of another successful attack against a premises that could have been protected.

“This legislative approach helps you fulfil your primary duty of protecting the citizens of the UK, something that you have our enduring support for.”

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