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Statement and brief questions with Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Ian Hopkins. He gives an update on the number of people in custody (8) and the 12 locations across the North Westwhich continue to be searched, says there are still hundreds of police involved with thousands of items of evidence being examined, praises the inspiring people of Manchester who have rallied together in the face of adversity, talks about the security arrangements for the Manchester games, Courteeners gig and Ramadan, says that there has been a doubling in reports of hate crime since the attacks, says that he doesn’t know how long the terror threat level will remain at critical and refuses to be drawn on whether bomb making equipment is among the items seized in any raids this week.