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Has Theresa May really “paused campaigning“? Her terror speech suggests not

The Prime Minister's statement went beyond reassurance, and outlined a series of anti-terror measures which could be obtained by voting Conservative.

By Stephen Bush

Has political campaigning been suspended, or not? Officially, the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens have all announced an end to the day’s electioneering, although local parties will continue to canvass.

But is it possible to give an apolitical reaction to terrorism? Theresa May has just delivered a speech outside Downing Street which sounded an awful lot like campaigning.

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