Jeremy Corbyn said Thursday's terror attack in Nice is "not a reason not to hold public events and public celebrations", as he sent his "deepest sympathies" to those affected.

The Labour leader added he is "utterly shocked" by the attack, which left 84 dead when a lorry was driven into a crowd celebrating Bastille dead.

"There are now orphans, widows, there are widowers, there's tragedy and fear all around there," he said. "We've sent our condolences to the embassy, our support and our solidarity to them.

"I think it's not reason not to hold public events and public celebrations because we have to carry on as a society. We have to carry on as our communities, so my deepest sympathies to the people of Nice. It's a wonderful city and I'm sure it will recover from this, but the scar of the loss will go on forever for those families that have been affected."