⚡️UK Faces Growing Terror Threat, Warns Senior Officer
The UK is facing a persistent terror threat with children as young as 10 accessing extremist content online, warned Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans.
She highlighted a rise in young people exposed to violent, racist, and misogynistic material, describing it as a “conveyor belt” of radicalization. Since 2017, police have foiled 43 terror plots, three in the past year — two Islamist and one right-wing extremist.
The UK’s threat level remains substantial. Evans urged tech companies to help limit access to harmful content and stressed the need for a “whole-system approach” to counter radicalization.
She also warned of potential instability following the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, which could be exploited by extremist groups like Islamic State.
INSIDER | UK
The UK is facing a persistent terror threat with children as young as 10 accessing extremist content online, warned Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans.
She highlighted a rise in young people exposed to violent, racist, and misogynistic material, describing it as a “conveyor belt” of radicalization. Since 2017, police have foiled 43 terror plots, three in the past year — two Islamist and one right-wing extremist.
The UK’s threat level remains substantial. Evans urged tech companies to help limit access to harmful content and stressed the need for a “whole-system approach” to counter radicalization.
She also warned of potential instability following the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, which could be exploited by extremist groups like Islamic State.
INSIDER | UK