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Terrorists Could Hit Anywhere, Warns Brown
Britain could be hit by terrorist attacks "anywhere from any place", the Prime Minister has warned.
Gordon Brown was speaking ahead of the release of two major security reviews.
Home Office Minister Lord West has completed an inquiry into security at crowded locations across the UK, including sporting venues, shopping centres and transport networks.
His report is expected to highlight areas where more must be done to protect the public from possible attacks.
But it will also warn that security measures should not disrupt everyday life.
Architects are also expected to be told to integrate counter-terrorism measures in major new buildings, but in a way which makes physical measures such as barriers as unobtrusive as possible.
The review is believed to be too sensitive to publish in full, and today's publication will include only general conclusions and limited points.
The second study, led by Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell, examined whether police and other staff could be included in the new border force, which is designed to strengthen security at ports and airports.
The Prime Minister announced a new uniformed border force would bring together the Home Office's Border & Immigration Agency, Customs and the UK Visas overseas operation.
"Terrorism can hit us anywhere from any place," Mr Brown wrote in The Sun.
Citing the July 7 bomb attacks on London, he added: "But just as the terrorists use every method and the very freedoms we enjoy to kill or maim people, so we must also adopt new tools to beat the terrorists, secure our borders and create a safe global society."
He said Lord West's report contained "key recommendations for the protection of our national security" but physical protection had to go alongside improved community relations.
"It is a battle we will have to fight street by street, community by community and year by year. But standing together, resolute and calm, we can win it," Mr Brown insisted.
Gordon Brown was speaking ahead of the release of two major security reviews.
Home Office Minister Lord West has completed an inquiry into security at crowded locations across the UK, including sporting venues, shopping centres and transport networks.
His report is expected to highlight areas where more must be done to protect the public from possible attacks.
But it will also warn that security measures should not disrupt everyday life.
Architects are also expected to be told to integrate counter-terrorism measures in major new buildings, but in a way which makes physical measures such as barriers as unobtrusive as possible.
The review is believed to be too sensitive to publish in full, and today's publication will include only general conclusions and limited points.
The second study, led by Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell, examined whether police and other staff could be included in the new border force, which is designed to strengthen security at ports and airports.
The Prime Minister announced a new uniformed border force would bring together the Home Office's Border & Immigration Agency, Customs and the UK Visas overseas operation.
"Terrorism can hit us anywhere from any place," Mr Brown wrote in The Sun.
Citing the July 7 bomb attacks on London, he added: "But just as the terrorists use every method and the very freedoms we enjoy to kill or maim people, so we must also adopt new tools to beat the terrorists, secure our borders and create a safe global society."
He said Lord West's report contained "key recommendations for the protection of our national security" but physical protection had to go alongside improved community relations.
"It is a battle we will have to fight street by street, community by community and year by year. But standing together, resolute and calm, we can win it," Mr Brown insisted.
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