Jeremy Corbyn hits campaign trail after suspending events following London Bridge terror attack 

Jeremy Corbyn has called yesterday’s London Bridge terror attack ‘a complete disaster’ as he returns to campaigning.

The Labour leader was speaking in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, where he told party members that there should be a ‘very full investigation’ into the incident.

Police and security services are still carrying an investigation on the bridge and the surrounding area today after attacker Usman Khan was shot dead at the scene after killing two and injuring several others. 

Police and security services are still carrying an investigation on the bridge and the surrounding area today after attacker Usman Khan was shot dead at the scene after killing two and injuring several others

Speaking to reporters between events, Mr Corbyn questioned whether the Probation Office was at all involved in the release of Khan, who was convicted of plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange.

‘Clearly there has been a complete disaster in that lives have been lost because of his (the terrorist’s) behaviour,’ he said.

‘I think there is also a question about what the Probation Office were doing – were they involved at all – and whether the Parole Board should have been involved in deciding whether or not he should have been allowed to be released from prison in the first place, and also what happened in prison?

‘That somebody who clearly was a danger to society… was he given a deradicalisation programme or not?

‘I don’t know the answer to those questions, we need to all know the answer to those questions urgently.’

Speaking at an event in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, he told party members that there should be a ‘very full investigation’ into the incident

Mr Corbyn added: ‘I think we have to ensure that the public are safe, that means supervision of prisoners in prison but it also means supervision of ex-prisoners when they are released ahead of the completion of their sentence, to have tough supervision of them to make sure this kind of danger is not played out on the public in future.’

Mr Corbyn added: ‘I think we have to ensure that the public are safe, that means supervision of prisoners in prison but it also means supervision of ex-prisoners when they are released ahead of the completion of their sentence, to have tough supervision of them to make sure this kind of danger is not played out on the public in future.

‘We need to investigate fully the way all aspects of the Criminal Justice System operate.

‘Innocent people were killed yesterday – people who were actively doing their very best to try and bring about a more decent and more just society by ending the process of radicalisation and I think we should have huge respect (for) them.’

Mr Corbyn will be speaking about the NHS later and was asked whether he believed the Prime Minister’s reassurances about its future.

He said: ‘No, I do not believe the Prime Minister one bit because the documents I showed this week indicate that the bottom line for the US is access to public services, crucially access to our National Health Service.

‘They put that on the table, they want control of our NHS and control of the process that our NHS pays for medicines in the future.

‘So we are not going to do a trade deal with the USA that puts the NHS at risk.’

Asked about the polls and whether Labour had a ‘mountain to climb’, Mr Corbyn said: ‘We are doing very well, party members are incredibly active and we suspended campaigning last night and this morning out of respect for those who died at London Bridge, but we are fully on the road and very, very hopeful and very, very confident.

‘Our message is ending austerity, ending inequality and injustice in Britain and giving a real chance to everybody, particularly for the next generation. I’m very excited.’