国际英语资讯:Mays reaction to London Bridge attacks to boost Conservativeschances in election, says a_时事

国际英语资讯:Mays reaction to London Bridge attacks to boost Conservativeschances in election, says a

LONDON, June 4 -- Britain's governing Conservatives have increased their chances of success in Thursday's general elections following Prime Minister Theresa May's reaction on Sunday to the latest London terror attack, a leading academic told Xinhua Sunday.

Professor Anthony Glees, director at the Center for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham, said May's tougher stand on terror following the London Bridge attack which killed seven and injured 48 was correct.

国际英语资讯:Mays reaction to London Bridge attacks to boost Conservativeschances in election, says a1

In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Glees said: "She is advocating the right policies, but 10 years too late. What she is proposing should have been done following the 7/7 attacks in London in 2005."

Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, May warned there has been "far too much tolerance of extremism" in Britain.

She also said internet companies must not allow extremism a place to exist, and also put forward longer prison terms for terrorism offences, even relatively minor ones.

"We cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as they are. Things need to change, and they need to change in four important ways," she said.

May described what happened as the result of an "ideology that is a perversion of Islam and a perversion of the truth".

She added: "Defeating this ideology is one of the great challenges of our time. But it cannot be defeated through military intervention alone. It is time to say enough is enough. Everybody needs to go about their lives as they normally would. Our society should continue to function in accordance with our values. But when it comes to taking on extremism and terrorism, things need to change."