The UK's counter terror police is dealing with 800 live investigations, it has been revealed. Counter Terrorism Policing chief Laurence Taylor has warned his officers and the security services are busier than they have been for many years.
The Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner said that the threat from state actors, like Iran and Russia, had increased by 50 per cent over the past year and showed no sign of slowing down. AC Taylor told a briefing of security journalists: "It does feel like our caseload is like juggling.
"We're keeping many high-priority balls in the air simultaneously, each of them requiring careful attention and monitoring. "There's no let up to that. The big difference for us is, we can't afford to drop one of those balls.
"In just the last two weeks, we have been facing down an incredibly complex threat picture. "We're seeing fundraising for terrorism purposes. We're seeing overseas travel or certainly intent to travel overseas with terrorism intent. "We're seeing increased ambition from Islamist groups, to lone individuals accessing extreme right-wing terrorism content online."
In a stark analysis of the threat facing the UK, the senior officer warned: "It feels very much like we're on a knife-edge of extremism and polarising language that's cutting through society, and that is leading to our doorstep in counter terrorism policing.
“To be really clear, we do not and will not tolerate those involved in terrorism in any form, or working on behalf of a foreign state, whether they know it or not. "And we will do all we can to stop them and bring them to justice."
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