May's Journey to Zero Tolerance as Terror Dominates Election
- In her own words, May’s rhetoric on terror evolved in 3 months
- From decrying voices of hate to declaring ‘enough is enough’
May Says U.K. Faces ‘New Trend’ of Terrorism
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The London Bridge terror attacks are the third since Conservative Theresa May became prime minister and the second during campaigning for the June 8 U.K. general election.
Her “enough is enough” address to the nation on Sunday morning marked a change from her previous responses to terror delivered at a lectern outside her 10 Downing Street residence. Alongside praise for the emergency services and calls for getting on with daily life, she was overtly political and her opponent responded in kind.