FLAGS are flying at half-mast today in respect for the victims of the deadly assault at the heart of British democracy.

Union flags outside Walthamstow Town Hall are flying at half-mast in respect for the victims of yesterday’s terror attack in Westminster that left four dead and injured at least 40 people.

The dead are PC Keith Palmer, Aysha Frade who worked at a London college, a man in his 50s and the attacker.

The Met’s Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley said eight arrests have been made in London, Birmingham and elsewhere.

Seven of the injured are still in hospital in a critical condition, while a further 29 had been treated in hospital.

Making a statement today, council leader Chris Robbins said: "On behalf of myself, the Mayor, the Chief Executive and residents of Waltham Forest, I would like to express our deepest sympathies for those who have died or been injured and their families following last night’s appalling terrorist attack in Westminster.

“We have all been shocked and saddened at what has happened but I am very proud of the way the emergency services responded so quickly.

"This morning Waltham Forest Council staff, representing all of the communities in the borough, gathered together to show their respects by lowering the flag to half-mast and holding a minute’s silence.

“We know our communities are strong and resilient and we know that in times like these they come together to show the best of the borough, supporting our neighbours.

"To echo the words of the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan yesterday; ‘London will never be cowed by terrorism.’"