Overview

• King Charles III praised the “extraordinary courage and compassion” of emergency responders, transport workers and citizens who aided victims in 2005.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Mayor Sadiq Khan laid wreaths at the Hyde Park memorial and led minutes of silence at Underground stations near Aldgate, Edgware Road and Russell Square.
• Starmer declared that “those who tried to divide us failed” and emphasized Britain’s commitment to freedom, democracy and the rule of law.
• Home Secretary Yvette Cooper identified Islamist extremist terrorism as the greatest security threat, followed by extreme right-wing terrorism and emerging hybrid threats from hostile states, organized crime and cyberattacks.
• Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley highlighted that post-attack reforms, including closer MI5-police integration and expanded counterterror units, have strengthened national protection.