The British official in charge of immigration said late Wednesday that the United Kingdom and its allies must work with “greater urgency and joint resolve” to defeat terrorism.
In an address before the House of Commons, just one day after terrorist attacks in Brussels, Home Secretary Theresa May told her colleagues more must be done to support “vulnerable” countries.
May also insisted England and its allied nations push back against the “poisonous and repugnant” ideology of the Islamic State.
“Together with our allies around the world we must act with greater urgency and joint resolve than we have before,” May said.
President Obama responded to the attacks while on a trip to Cuba, the first by a U.S. president in more than 80 years. Obama took less than one minute to pledge America’s support to Belgium and other European allies before returning to his speech on Cuban diplomacy.
Tuesday morning’s attacks in Belgium’s capital city left 31 people dead and another 260 people injured.
