<sod >Tory sources confirmed the break in the campaign following the blast which PM Theresa May described as an 'appalling terrorist attack'. Politicians have described the blast, which claimed 19 lives, as 'a direct attack on children'. Mrs May will chair a meeting later today of the Government's emergency Cobra committee at 9am.< eod>< sod > Tory sources confirmed the break in the campaign following the blast which PM Theresa May described as an 'appalling terrorist attack'. Later, Jeremy Corbyn said he had agreed to also suspend campaigning in light of the attack.   Politicians have described the blast, which claimed 19 lives, as 'a direct attack on children'. Mrs May will chair a meeting later today of the Government's emergency Cobra committee at 9am.< eod>