The co-author of a review into the UK’s counter-terrorism strategies says he has heard nothing back on its recommendations from ministers eight months after its report was delivered. Former head of Britain’s anti-terror policing Sir Mark Rowley conducted the review along with the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE). In February, the review found new laws were needed to stop extremist groups from “operating with impunity.” It said extremists were exploiting gaps between existing hate crime and terrorism legislation, and that terrorists including the London Bridge attack ringleader could have been arrested earlier had tighter laws been in place. But as counter-terror police continue to investigate Friday’s killing of MP Sir David Amess, Rowley has told the Independent that ministers have not provided a response to the review. “I have had no feedback from the Home Office on their plans in relation to our report on the absence of a coherent …