Peter Clarke - 7/7, Litvinenko, and the Future of Terrorism Threat

Episode #023 - Peter Clarke - 7/7, Litvinenko, and the Future of Terrorism ThreatPeter Clarke joined the Metropolitan Police in 1977. His senior posts included Commander of the Brixton Division, Head of the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department, Head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch and in 2006 the first head of the newly formed Counter-Terrorism Command (SO15). From 2009 – 2013 he was a non-executive director of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and from 2013 -2016 a member of the Board of the Charity Commission. In 2014 he was appointed as Education Commissioner for Birmingham to investigate the Islamist infiltration of school governing bodies (the Trojan Horse Enquiry). From 2016, for a period of nearly 5 years, he was HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.  In this episode, we explore Peter’s role in leading the investigation into the 7/7 bombings against London’s transport system, his recollections of the manhunt that followed the 21/7 bombings, as well as his own thoughts on the threat posed by hostile foreign states, drawing on his role in the investigation into the 2006 poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko.   For regular insightful terrorism threat and risk information, as well as other Pool Re updates, please sign up to receive our emails at https://www.poolre.co.uk/signup/.If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please subscribe on your streaming app of choice, and share so we can help build a better understanding of the terrorism threat to the UK.Disclaimer: The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Pool Re employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of Pool Re.