Full text: Mayor of London Ken Livingstone's speech after two-minute silence

Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, gave a short speech in Trafalgar Square after observing the two-minute silence for the victims of the terrorist attacks which killed at least 52 people. The full text of his speech is below:


"London's response today showed why the terrorists have no chance of success whatever.

"Their attack has driven Londoners closer together not farther apart, and made them still more proud of their city.

"But what the terrorists can do is ruin individual lives. Today we commemorate victims who could have been any Londoner.

"While we can never make up for what those individuals have suffered it is the first duty of the city to do every single thing that can be done.

"The remarkable unity showed by Londoners today is not only the best way to commemorate those who died, and to express our determination that we will never change our life under the threat of terror, but is also our best defence against those who would attack us.

"The information given by every London community has helped the police piece together with remarkable speed what happened.

"What the police above all require today is intelligence - information from every community, help from every community to isolate and eliminate those who threaten us all."