Increasing intel resources

UK to boost funding for intel agencies, aviation security

Britain will boost its intelligence agency staff by 15 percent and more than double spending on aviation security to counter the increasing threat from Islamist militants, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.

The government said it had decided to increase resources in the wake of the growing number of plots against Britain and recent militant attacks, including those in Paris and Tunisia.

"I am determined to prioritise the resources we need to combat the terrorist threat because protecting the British people is my number one duty," Cameron said in a statement.