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Police hunt man who tried to frame person for Westminster terror attack

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Gerald Banyard found guilty of perverting course of justice over attack by Khalid Masood in 2017

A police hunt is under way for a man who “looked to exploit an extremely tragic and serious situation” by framing an innocent person for the Westminster terror attack.

Gerald Banyard, 67, of Whalley, Lancashire, sent two handwritten notes to police in the days after the Westminster Bridge attack by Khalid Masood in March 2017, claiming that his landlord’s partner had been involved in the atrocity, in which five people were killed including PC Keith Palmer.

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Met police face legal action over death of PC Keith Palmer

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Officer stabbed and murdered during a terrorist attack on parliament in March 2017

The Metropolitan police are facing legal action over the death of PC Keith Palmer, murdered during a terrorist attack on parliament.

An inquest in October 2018 concluded with the coroner, Mark Lucraft QC, ruling that the officer’s death may have been prevented had armed officers been closer.

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Foiled terrorist attacks on UK soil have risen to 22, says top officer

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Counter-terrorism chief defends efficiency of controversial Prevent strategy

The UK’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has revealed that the number of attacks foiled since the Westminster atrocity has risen to 22, with seven relating to suspected far-right terror.

Speaking at a conference in Israel, assistant commissioner Neil Basu disclosed the updated figure as he laid out the law enforcement case in support of the government’s divisive anti-radicalisation strategy, Prevent.

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