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That's all for our coverage on the second report looking into the response of the emergency services on the day of the Manchester Arena attack in 2017.

In his report, the inquiry's chairman Sir John Saunders said "significant aspects" of the emergency response "went wrong" and "this should not have happened".

He also said one of the 22 people murdered, John Atkinson, 28, would probably have survived had it not been for inadequacies in the emergency response.

The third and final report will focus on the radicalisation of terrorist Salman Abedi and what the intelligence services and counter-terrorism police knew, and if they could have prevented the attack. It will be published at a later date.

The father of the youngest victim of the attack, Saffie-Rose Roussos, who was eight-years-old when she was killed in the terrorist attack, has said his daughter "did not get the chance to survive".

Andrew Roussos told Sky's Mark Austin his daughter did the best she could to survive after terrorist Salman Abedi detonated his bomb on 22 May 2017.

"We believe 100% that if she got that chance, she would have survived," he said.

Mr Roussos went on to say his daughter was "a fighter like her mum" and "would fight to the end".

He said: "She asked the paramedic in the ambulance -  nearly forty minutes after detonation - whether she was going to die. Now, what eight-year-old child knows that she's going to die? 

"They don't know that at eight-years-old, but she did. So it goes to show you the mental state that she was in."

Describing his daughter, Mr Roussos added: "She was just an unbelievable magnet to human beings. 

"Full of life, full of laughter, full of happiness and one hell of a beautiful child that I can't forgive not doing everything possible to save a life. I can't."

The government is "fully committed" to improving counter- terrorism protection in the UK, security minister Tom Tugendhat has said.

After the second report into the Manchester Arena bombing was published today, the Conservative MP said the findings spoke to "the pain of loss".

He said: "I am grateful to the inquiry and its contributors for the thorough analysis undertaken to present their evidence and recommendations."

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, is now holding a news conference after a report examining the emergency response to the Manchester Arena attack in 2017 found that "significant aspects" went wrong.

Mr Burnham thanks chairman of the inquiry, Sir John Saunders, for giving the "fullest picture" as to what happened on the day of the attack.

He goes on to say the families of those who died "were badly let down on that night".

"You were entitled to expect much better from our emergency services than the response provided. And as you have heard from them today, everyone here is truly sorry that did not happen," he says.

Continuing to comment on the emergency services response, Mr Burnham says: "In my view they failed so badly because at the time they had poor leadership, a poor internal culture and an inability to collaborate properly."

Mr Burham goes on to say that the report made clear the reason people were left in "this unacceptable position" was the result of "poor advance planning and a failure to follow established guidance".

He adds: "There is no justification nor excuse for this."

Earlier we published a statement from victim John Atkinson's family in response to the report.

Family lawyer Kim Harrison read the statement which said the 28-year-old healthcare worker was "failed at every stage" - by both by the private medical providers at the arena 鈥� ETUK and the emergency services.

Daren Mochrie, chief executive of North West Ambulance Service (NWAS), began by paying tribute to the victims of the attack.

Mr Mochrie said NWAS accepts the findings of the report and said the service accepts "that more of our staff should have been deployed to the City Room to help triage patients and manage their evacuation".

Within the report, inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders said NWAS "failed to send sufficient paramedics" into the City Room and "did not use available stretchers to remove casualties in a safe way". 

Mr Mochrie then highlighted some of the failings of his service the night of the attack.

"We failed to establish adequate communications between our control rooms and each other," he added.

Mr Mochrie said the service's failures in its response "weigh heavily on us as an organisation", adding: "Whilst our actions were well-intentioned, I apologise whole-heartedly for our failures." 

The response from the fire service on the day of the Manchester Arena attack was "wholly inadequate", chief officer for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Dave Russel says.

He says he "fully accepts" the criticisms made in the report and accepts the recommendations. 

"Our response that night was wholly inadequate and totally ineffective and that will forever be a matter of deep regret for our service," he says.

"We let families and the public down in their hour of need and for that I am truly sorry.

"I want them to know that I fully accept the inquiry's criticisms of our service and accept the recommendations in full.

"We were simply too late with our response.

"I want the public to know this will never happen again."

He goes on to say the fire service team in Manchester is now "better prepared" and "more resilient".

British Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D'Orsi has apologised to the families of the victims and those affected in the attack.

She said: "Significant errors were made in the hours leading up to the attack and in the immediate aftermath.

"Our planning and preparation was inadequate to respond to an incident of this magnitude. For those errors, I want to apologise to the families of the victims and everyone affected by that terrible night. 

"On behalf of everyone in British Transport Police, I am truly sorry," she added.

Within the report, Sir John listed a series of failures. 

This included that Inspector Benjamin Dawson, from BTP, declared a major incident around 10 minutes after the attack but did not tell Greater Manchester Police or Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service.

Ms D'Orsi added that there were "mistakes and misjudgement, but there was also compassion and bravery", from officers and staff.

Emergency Services are now holding a news conference. 

Statements from Greater Manchester Police, British Transport Police, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service and North West Ambulance Service will be made. 

Chief Constable for Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Stephen Watson, begins by saying that many aspects of the latest report will make for "difficult and distressing reading".

He goes on to say he "fully accepts" the findings of Sir John Saunders.

"Beyond the selflessness and professionalism of so many of our frontline staff it is also clear that our coordination of the response to this atrocity was poor," he says.

"We had failed to plan effectively and the execution of that which was planned was simply not good enough. Our actions were substantially inadequate and fell short of what the public have every right to expect. 

"And for this, I apologise unreservedly."

He goes on to say the police's failure to implement "proper command and control of the incident from the outset" undermined an effective response.

"We did not act upon learning from previous exercises which could have reduced the burden or impact felt on the first duty officer," he adds.

"Poor communications, poor planning, inadequate training and shortcomings in strategic leadership all played a part in our failure."

He goes on to say the GMP's "combined failings were significant" and "to the families and loved ones of those who died I am truly sorry".

Twenty-two people were killed and over 1,00 injured in the suicide attack at the end of the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017. 

Hundreds more suffered severe psychological trauma.

Six children were among the 22 killed.

Those who died were: Saffie-Rose Roussos, aged eight, from Preston; Sorrell Leczkowski, 14, from Leeds; Eilidh MacLeod, 14, from the Isle of Barra; Nell Jones, 14, from Cheshire, Olivia Campbell-Hardy, 15, from Bury; Megan Hurley, 15, from Liverpool; Georgina Callander, 18, from Hesketh Bank; Liam Curry, 19, and Chloe Rutherford, 17, both from South Shields; Courtney Boyle, 19, and Philip Tron, 32, from Gateshead; John Atkinson, 28, from Manchester; Martyn Hett, 29, from Stockport; Kelly Brewster, 32, from Sheffield; Angelika Klis, 39, and Marcin Klis, 42, from York; Elaine McIver, 43, from Cheshire; Michelle Kiss, 45, from Whalley, Lancashire; Alison Howe, 44, and Lisa Lees, 43, both from Oldham; Wendy Fawell, 50, from Otley and Jane Tweedle, 51, from Blackpool.