This is what happens when MI5 spends its time and our money chasing subversives : Sir Ivor Roberts, from the Counter Extremism Project and former head of counter-terrorism in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said the attack could be attributed "in significant part to the failure of the intelligence community to monitor appropriately subjects of interest."
He said: "The primary perpetrator of the attack, Khuram Shazad Butt, was known to both the police and MI5 from as long ago as 2015."
At that time he was investigated, but the investigation was quickly 'moved into the lower echelons' and his file was classed as 'low priority.'
Morning Star June 3, 2022