Campaigning ahead of the General Election has been suspended in the wake of a suspected terrorist attack in Manchester.

Theresa May said the incident at Manchester Arena was being treated by police as an "appalling terrorist attack" while Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, described the incident as “barbaric”.

The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee on Tuesday morning at about 9am.

Mrs May said in a statement: "We are working to establish the full details of what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack.

"All our thoughts are with the victims and the families of those who have been affected."