WILL BRITAIN ACTUALLY GET TOUGH? – AT 10:41 A.M. ET:   Tough words are flowing in the aftermath of the latest London attacks.  But will Britain follow through?  That may depend on the outcome of Thursday's national election.  From Fox: 

After yet another deadly terrorist attack swept through the streets of Britain late Saturday, lawmakers and leaders were scrambling to take back the reins and foil any further tragedies.

British Prime Minister Theresa May, speaking Sunday after a meeting of the government’s COBRA emergency committee, claimed there was “too much tolerance” of Islamist extremism in the U.K. and insisted that the country’s counterterrorism strategy would be reviewed.

While such reviews remain in preliminary stages, a British intelligence source told Fox News that it is an “all hands at the pump” approach, with Joint Intelligence Operations to be carried out collaboratively with M15, Scotland Yard and the Army’s Special Air Service (SAS) all involved.

The points of focus include: recruiting and deploying even more counterterrorism officers, and pushing through new laws to “round up” suspected terrorists and, if convicted, stripping them of their citizenship as a deterrent.

“There is also early talk that things could go as far as banning the burka,” the source said.

The burka debate has, for more than a decade, divided much of the British community. In 2006, MP and government minister Jack Straw first advocated support for such a prohibition in the media, but several years later apologized following the backlash. Nearby European countries such as France, Austria, Germany and Belgium have, over the years, implemented different degrees of legislation to restrict the wearing of full-face veils.

COMMENT:  If May's conservatives are in the majority after Thursday's vote, there's a chance Britain will take a tougher stance toward terror, although how much tougher remains to be seen.  The multicultural left in Britain is powerful and true believing.  If Labour wins on Thursday, nothing will be done.  Labour is run by Jeremy Corbyn, who believes terror is all the fault of the West.

June 5, 2017