The terrorist attack in London jeopardized the elections in Britain

05 June 2017, 01:02 | Peace
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The mayor of London urged not to cancel the parliamentary elections because of the terrorist attacks. The British Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Teresa May, has suspended the election campaign due to terrorists' nightly attacks in London, Reuters reports.. "The Conservative Party will not conduct a campaign at the national level today," said the representative of the Conservative Party. He added that the party will reconsider its decision after receiving more detailed information on the attacks. The main opponents of the conservatives, Labor, have not commented on the suspension of their campaign. At the same time, the editor of the British television network ITV Robert Peston said that British politicians have suspended the national campaign, but the local campaign - continues. Parliamentary elections on June 8 should not be postponed because of terrorist attacks in London and Manchester, the mayor of the British capital, Sadiq Khan. He warned the residents that in the streets the number of policemen will be increased, and called for keeping calm. "We must show that we will not be able to intimidate. We must vote on Thursday, thus making sure that we understand the importance of our democracy, our civil liberties and human rights, "said Khan. The mayor also said that the level of the terrorist threat remains serious. "I'm not a supporter of postponing elections.

I fervently believe in democracy, "said the Mayor of London, adding that" terrorists hate democracy ". Let's remind, that elections in the Great Britain should take place on June, 8th. On Sunday night, six people were killed in an attack in central London. The assailants on a white van crashed into pedestrians on the London Bridge, after which they attacked people with knives in the Boro market. Three attackers the police liquidated.

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