LONDON — After disclosures that the man who posed in videos of the murder of Western hostages was known to British intelligence, Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday defended the security services, saying they faced tough decisions and had prevented deadly attacks.
“All of the time, they are having to make incredibly difficult judgments, and I think basically they make very good judgments on our behalf,” Mr. Cameron said at a news conference.
“I think while we are in the middle of this vast effort to make sure British citizens are safe, I think the most important thing is to get behind them,” he said.
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The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said Friday that the government had made a mistake in 2011 when it replaced a system of control orders, used as a form of house arrest against terrorism suspects, with a less restrictive regime.
“I do think that was a mistake, we are now back on the right track,” Mr. Johnson told the BBC. “The politicians who made that mistake need to think very carefully about why they did it and I think the benefit of the doubt was, I’m afraid, given too much to those who wish us serious harm.”
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