The girlfriend of one of the London Bridge terror attack victims has been comforted as she sobbed through a memorial in his hometown.

Twin vigils were held in London and in Cambridge this morning to remember Saskia Jones, 23, and 25-year-old Jack Merritt who were fatally stabbed during the attack by convicted terrorist Usman Khan on Friday.

Leanne O’Brien, the grieving girlfriend of Mr Merritt, clutched a cuddly toy and wept as she was supported by family members during the remembrance service in Cambridge, where both victims had been students.

In London, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn stood side-by-side as they observed a minute’s silence, along with the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan and members of the public.

Mr Khan urged people to come together following the killings and said the “best way to defeat this hatred is not by turning on one another but by focusing on the values that bind us”.

He said: “We come together this morning as Londoners to remember, to honour and to mourn the innocent lives lost as a result of this horrific terrorist attack on Friday.”

The mayor also thanked the public and the emergency services who “ran towards danger, risking their lives to help others”.

The services were held as it emerged that one of nine extremists convicted in 2012 alongside Usman Khan for plotting to attack the London Stock Exchange had been arrested in Stoke-on-Trent.

Nazam Hussain, 34, was detained on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts after a search of his home address, following a review of terrorists released on licence in the wake of the latest atrocity.

Khan, 28, also from Stoke was

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