The decision to increase security spending was made by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on Sunday, who said he wants to make sure that London is capable of doing its part in the fight against terrorism.

„We are going to step up the aircraft carrier punch of the United Kingdom. We are going to make sure that when these aircraft carriers are available they are going to have planes that can fly from them in force,“ Osborne told BBC television.

„By 2023, we will be able to have 24 of these jets, some of the most powerful in the world, the F-35, on the decks of these carriers.“