Britain’s MPs have been told to increase security in their homes and constituencies amid fears they and their staff could be singled out for an attack by Islamic State militants.
Islamic State (ISIS) has a political assassination unit aimed at Government officials and the Syrian bombing campaign has moved the spotlight on to the UK now, according to Sunday Express. With 300 suspected Islamist terrorists returning to the UK and now free on the streets, security chiefs have warned of a direct threat.
A security expert told the newspaper: “MPs are legitimate targets in the eyes of terrorists. Ministers who are in Metropolitan areas, where there are UK jihadists who have returned from Syria, are right to remain vigilant”.