THERESA MAY will today insist that IS will never beat the British as she hails Manchester’s resilience on the first anniversary of the Arena bomb.
Speaking a year after the horrific attack, the PM will say Salman Abedi’s “sickening” suicide blast failed to “break our resolve and divide us”.
And she will add: “Such appalling acts of wickedness will do nothing but strengthen our resolve to defeat such twisted ideology.
“The resilience and determination shown by Manchester in the 12 months since is testament to that.”
The comments will come in a piece in the Manchester Evening News as the PM attends a memorial service in the city.
Mrs May will write: “The targeting of the young and innocent as they enjoyed a carefree night out in the Manchester Arena on May 22 2017 was an act of sickening cowardice.
“It designed to strike at the heart of our values and our way of life in one of our most vibrant cities with the aim of breaking our resolve and dividing us.
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“It failed.” The Manchester Arena terror attack left 23 dead and up to 800 more injured.
The bomber detonated a homemade explosive device made of shrapnel, nuts and bolts in the Arena foyer as fans left an Ariana Grande concert.
The UK will observe a minute’s silence at 2.30pm.