The failure to stop the London Bridge attack must act as a wake-up call

Coroner’s report lays bare missed opportunities for security services before the atrocity, Lizzie Dearden writes

Ringleader Khuram Butt appears in a documentary in 2016 (Channel 4)

A fresh report on alleged failings by intelligence services, police and public authorities ahead of the London Bridge attack will inspire little confidence.

Mark Lucraft QC, the chief coroner for England and Wales, said he was compelled by law to make a report demanding actions to prevent future deaths after hearing “concerning” evidence at inquests into the victims’ and attackers’ deaths.

They revealed how security services failed to spot that ringleader Khuram Butt was planning a terror attack, despite having him under surveillance for two years – for alleged terror plotting.