British government to introduce legislation to prevent automatic release of terrorists from prison

The government will introduce emergency legislation to prevent terrorists from automatically being released from prison before serving all of their sentence.

Robert Buckland made the announcement the day after Sudesh Amman, 20, was shot dead by police after stabbing two people in what is believed to have been an Islamist-inspired attack in Streatham, south London on Sunday afternoon.

Buckland confirmed he had automatically been released half way through his three years and four month sentence and had not had to go before a parole board.

Under the emergency legislation, terror prisoners, including ones currently in prison, will not be allowed to be released until they have served two thirds of their sentence and not until they have appeared before a parole board.