Blair statement
Tony Blair has said terrorists will not succeed in destroying "our values and our way of life" after blasts hit London's transport network.
The prime minister has now returned to Downing Street from the G8 summit, but has made clear the talks will continue.
Earlier he read a statement from the G8 leaders saying the blasts were "an attack not on one nation but on all nations and civilised people".
The Queen said she was "deeply shocked" and sent sympathy to those affected.
US President George Bush said there was an "incredibly vivid contrast" between the work at the G8 to alleviate poverty and the "evil" of those wanting to kill.
"We will not yield to these terrorists," said Mr Bush.
Mr Blair is now chairing a meeting of Cobra, the government committee which brings together various senior ministers and security officials to deal with emergencies.
'Barbaric'
Speaking before he left Gleneagles, he said: "It is important that those engaged in terrorism realise that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism on the world.
"Whatever they do, it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilised nations throughout the world."
Visibly shocked, Mr Blair said it was reasonably clear terrorists had timed the attacks to coincide with the start of the G8 summit.
It is particularly barbaric this has happened on a day when people are meeting to try to help the problems of poverty in Africa
Tony Blair
In full: Blair reaction
"It is particularly barbaric this has happened on a day when people are meeting to try to help the problems of poverty in Africa and the long term problems of climate change and the environment," he said.
In the joint G8 statement, Mr Blair said all the leaders believed the terrorists had no respect for human life.
"We are united in our resolve to confront and defeat this terrorism...," he said. "We will not allow violence to change our society and values nor will we allow it to stop our work at this summit."
'Cowardly'
London Mayor Ken Livingstone said he was returning to the city in the next few hours from Singapore, where he lobbied for the Olympic bid.
Mr Livingstone said Londoners would stay united
Mr Livingstone said: "This was not a terrorist attack against the mighty and the powerful. It was not aimed at presidents or prime ministers. It was aimed at ordinary working class people."
The mayor said the blasts were a cowardly and indiscriminate attempt at mass murder which would fail in its bid to destroy free society.
He added: "They seek to turn Londoners against each other... London will not be divided by this."
'Keep calm'
In a statement to the House of Commons, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said: "Our first responsibility is to protect and support the public."
He urged people not to rush to judgement and should behave in a "calm and considered way".
Mr Clarke added: "People are strongly advised not to travel into central London as the emergency service must be allowed to do their work as effectively as they can."
This country is completely united in our determination to defeat terrorism
Michael Howard
Conservative leader
Conservative leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy both sent their sympathies to those injured and the families of those killed.
And they praised the "heroic" work of the emergency services.
Mr Howard said it was a "dreadful day for London and for our city" and pledged his party's full support for the government.
"This country is completely united in our determination to defeat terrorism and to deal with those who are responsible for the appalling acts that we have seen today," he said.
The Tory leader said Londoners had put up with bombings and disruption before and "the sprit of Londoners was absolutely solid and strong".
Solidarity call
Mr Kennedy said: "What has happened is appalling and those who carried out these attacks must be brought to justice...
"The moral contrast between those who seek to disrupt and destroy and those who are trying to build for the future [at the G8 summit] could not be more stark. The terrorists must not prevail."
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said he had joined with Muslim leaders in condemning the attacks during a visit to West Yorkshire.
"Such solidarity and common purpose is vital for us all at this time of pain and sorrow and anger," said Dr Williams.
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