Laurence Taylor
Assistant Commissioner and head of UK Counter-Terrorism Policing, responsible for coordinating national counter-terror operations and partnership work with security services and international agencies.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 40min
Exclusive: inside Britain’s counter terrorism HQ
Laurence Taylor, Assistant Commissioner who leads UK Counter-Terrorism Policing, speaks about life inside Britain’s Counterterrorism Operations Centre. He describes the scale of live investigations and recent foiled attacks. He outlines threat types from Islamist and extreme-right to state-linked risks. He also discusses online radicalisation, AI, tech platforms’ responsibilities, and pressures on Prevent and capacity.
