Foiled terrorist attacks on UK soil have risen to 22, says top officer

Neil Basu advocated Prevent should be judged on the basis of a ‘public health approach’. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PAThe UK’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has revealed that the number of attacks foiled since the Westminster atrocity has risen to 22, with seven relating to suspected far-right terror.Speaking at a conference in Israel, assistant commissioner Neil Basu disclosed the updated figure as he laid out the law enforcement case in support of the government&rsq