London will ‘carry on’ after suspected plot at Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says the UK’s capital will “carry on” with hosting Taylor Swift concerts at Wembley this month following the prevention of an allegedly planned terrorist attack at the venue of the US singer’s dates in Austria. On Wednesday, all three of the US singer’s performances at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium were cancelled and two suspected extremists were arrested by local police. She had been due at the Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Earlier, policing minister Diana Johnson said Scotland Yard will look at “all the intelligence” ahead of Swift’s five dates at London’s Wembley Stadium between Thursday August 15 and Tuesday August 20.

Mr Khan told Sky News on Thursday that London is “looking forward to welcoming Taylor Swift back” as the capital is “an international city” that regularly hosts major events. He added: “We have a huge amount of experience in policing these events, we’re never complacent, many lessons were learned after the awful Manchester Arena attack. “The police work closely, not just with City Hall, but with councils, but also with those who host concerts, like the Taylor Swift concert coming up over the next couple of weeks.” He added: “I’m sure Vienna has got its own reasons to cancel the Taylor Swift concerts, we’re going to carry on, working closely with police (and) ensuring that the Taylor Swift concerts can take place in London safely.”

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