'We were promised Martyn's Law would be enacted - that promise hasn't been kept'

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Figen Murray has said she feels 'let down' and 'misled' by Rishi Sunak after his decision to call an election saw her terror safety law fall by the wayside.

The mother of arena bomb victim Martyn Hett - who would see the new legislation named after him - has been campaigning since his death for legislation that would require UK venues and councils to have mandatory training and plans to prevent and protect against terror attacks.

She is one of more than 120 people affected by terror attacks to have signed a letter demanding “clear commitments” from leaders of all political parties ahead of the election.

The group lamented “missed opportunities” to bring in long overdue reforms to better protect against threats, support network Survivors Against Terror (SAT) said. READ MORE: Jay Slater missing in Tenerife LIVE updates as desperate search for teen continues The letter, published four years after the Reading terror attack, said: “Days ahead of the last election a terror attack struck at Fishmongers Hall. “In the aftermath we were promised that Martyn’s Law (a law focused on improving security at public venues) would be enacted and a Survivor’s Charter (guaranteeing the rights of survivors of terror attacks) would be brought forward. “In the almost five years since, neither of those promises have been kept – we are no safer and no better supported than we were five years ago.” Signed by relatives who have lost loved ones and victims who were injured and survived in more than 20 different terror attacks, including Manchester Arena, Fishmongers Hall, London Bridge, Westminster Bridge, Reading and Tunisia, the letter added: “Public venues remain at heightened risk of attack, survivors languish on waiting lists for mental