Manchester Arena bomb inquiry: MI5 'failed to keep the country safe'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMI5 faced stinging criticism today from the families of those who were killed in the 2017 terror attack at Manchester Arena.
QCs representing the bereaved families slammed the security services for failing to share vital information about suicide bomber Salman Abedi with counter terror cops, accusing them of trying to spare their reputations rather than admit failings.
MI5 'failed to keep the country safe' on the night, said John Cooper QC, who represents the biggest group of families. READ MORE:Homes for Ukraine scheme: How to apply to host refugees in your home "So grave was the failing that 22 innocents paid with their lives," he said.
He and another family QC, Pete Weatherby, accused the security services of hiding behind 'national security' concerns to keep key intelligence about suicide bomber secret, and they dismissed the claims they make about preventing attacks as 'virtue signalling' of no interest to the bereaved.
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