Britain, the EU and indeed the whole world are still recovering from the shock of yesterday's terrorist outrage in London. There is not much I can add to the words that have been spoken by Tony Blair and the G8 leaders, Ken Livingstone, Josep Borrell and José Manuel Barroso, and the Muslim community of the UK [links updated].

One thing that this horrific event has brought home to me is just how inconnected we all are - and the degree of solidarity we share in these situations. Around the European Parliament yesterday and today, there was barely anyone who didn't have some connection with London: some friend or relative whose safety needed to be confirmed, or some recent experience of the city to put the whole thing into perspective. With the bonds we share, an attack on London is a personal attack on all of us.