Prescott takes temporary control of anti-terror brief
News Article 9 December 2002
The deputy prime minister will take over the home secretary's counter-terrorism and resilience brief while David Blunkett recovers from surgery.
Ministers plan terror defence shake-up
Press Review 9 December 2002
Britain on smallpox alert
Press Review 3 December 2002
Britain preparing for smallpox attack
News Article 2 December 2002
Ministers are preparing for the "unlikely event" of a smallpox attack on the UK mainland.
Fields pose terror threat
Press Review 27 November 2002
Bosses urged to join war on terror
Press Review 26 November 2002
Navy increases al Qaeda patrols
Press Review 26 November 2002
PM warns of terror threat to Europe
News Article 25 November 2002
The prime minister has warned that all European countries face the threat of terrorist attacks.
UK set for long haul against terror
Press Review 22 November 2002
Government's openness criticised
Press Review 22 November 2002
Number 10 rejects call for cabinet terror chief
Press Review 21 November 2002
Tories call for terror minister
Press Review 20 November 2002
Simon Hughes - Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman
Interview 20 November 2002
Question: Can bio and chemical-terror scares actually damage national resilience to terrorism?
Duncan Smith quizzes Blair on terror preparations
News Article 20 November 2002
Iain Duncan Smith has challenged the prime minister to say whether the government is prepared for a major terrorist attack during a strike by fire fighters.
Home Office rejects call for terror minister
News Article 19 November 2002
David Blunkett has rejected Conservative calls for a new security minister to coordinate the fight against domestic terrorism.