27 May, 2017
On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first official visit to London to meet with his counter-part, Boris Johnson.
Some 10 people have now been arrested since the fatal incident and eight men remained in custody for questioning as officers conducted a huge security operation aimed at dismantling an alleged network of accomplices who aided 22-year-old Salman Abedi to carry out the deadly attack.
The BBC reported yesterday that British police investigating the attack had temporarily stopped sharing information with the USA after the leaks.
His administration has been beset by whistleblowers since January, much to the President's frustration, and he has repeatedly called for harsher penalties for those who leak sensitive information to the press.
He pledged to ask the US Department of Justice to launch a review, and "if appropriate, the culprit should be prosecuted". "What we had to clarify with our friends in the United States, we did". He promised to "make every effort to put an end to.to these rampant leaks that undermine our national security".
Tensions between the USA and Britain, simmering since US officials began leaking details like the name of the Manchester bomber just hours after the attack, came to a boil Thursday.
Manchester police stopped providing information to the United States about the Monday concert bombing after photos of the crime scene appeared in the New York Times, though it was not clear where the photos came from.
"Last night family-liaison officers shared with those families the fact that intelligence had been leaked and published in The New York Times", he said.
Mr Rowley said: "We greatly value the crucial relationship with our trusted partners around the world so we can collaborate and share sensitive information to defeat terrorism and protect the public at home and overseas. This damage is even greater when it involves unauthorized disclosure of potential evidence in the middle of a major counter terrorism investigation".
Police said they were making good progress. Where U.S. law enforcement might release a name sooner, British investigators are more likely to keep it quiet. Several key details of the probe, including the name of the bomber, were first released by the USA media, angering the British police who feared such leaks risked compromising their investigation.
CNN has not been able to independently verify the details from the militia, which also claimed the younger Abedi admitted knowledge about the Manchester attack and was in Britain for its planning.
United States sources were the first to reveal the identity of the bomber, 22-year-old Salman Abedi, leading to concern that police efforts to hunt down his associates could be impacted.
Salman Abedi recently traveled to Libya and authorities have been trying to determine if he also visited war-torn Syria.
While Corbyn faces criticism for his comments, he is trying to win back the many Labour supporters who turned away from the party in the aftermath of then Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to join the US -led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The grandfather of another teenage victim, Sorrell Leczkowski, said he was "absolutely heartbroken" to confirm that she had died. "Whether he got that is between him and God".
Professor Bob Pearson, Medical Director of Central Manchester Hospitals Trust said 32 patients remained at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, including five children and five adults in critical care.
Abedi, a college dropout who had grown up in the Manchester area, was known to security services because of his radical views. And later: "Whilst at the hospital in Manchester, The Queen spoke to 12-year-old Amy Barlow, from Rawtenstall, and her mum, Kathy".
Around a thousand soldiers were deployed at key locations across the country to free up armed policemen to go on patrol.
There have been multiple arrests and other significant developments in the Manchester bombing investigation.
Music fans were targeted at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in the worst terrorist attack on British soil since the July 7 bombing in London in 2005. Campaigning for the June 8 elections here resumed after being suspended since the arena attack.
