The legislation would end the release of convicted terror offenders halfway through their sentence.
Emergency legislation designed to end the release of people convicted of terrorism offences halfway through their sentence will be presented to Parliament later.
The measures - which would apply to England, Scotland and Wales - were drawn up after the attack in Streatham, south London, earlier this month.The government wants the measures to become law by the end of the month., who is the next convicted terrorist due to be freed after serving half his sentence for encouraging terrorism.
Under the government's proposals, people given a fixed or determinate sentence for a terror-related offence would be freed only with the agreement of the Parole Board - and after serving at least two-thirds of their term.
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