Britain Facing Most Sustained Threat Since WWII

Britain is living through its most threatening time since the second world war, John Reid, the home secretary, will warn today. In a speech to a London think-tank, the hyperactive home secretary - who will mark 100 days in the job this Friday - will confirm that a terrorist attack on the UK is ‘highly likely’, as signaled by the current ‘severe’ warning on official government websites. The heavily-trailed speech will also call for a national debate on immigration levels - something the Labour party heavily attacked Michael Howard for demanding at the last general election. In an address to Demos, Mr. Reid will call for the public, especially ethnic minority communities, to help the police and intelligence services track potential terrorists, saying the professionals alone cannot ‘100% guarantee’ to defeat the threat.