David Cameron has reiterated his support for the French people as an emergency government meeting was held to discuss the implications of an attack on a French magazine for the UK.
Speaking in Manchester, where he has talking to business leaders, the Prime Minister said: "Everyone's thoughts will be with the French people. These events are a challenge to our security. But also a challenge to our values."
Soon after the Cobra meeting got under way, 24 hours after the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in France on Wednesday, police in London and other force areas held a minute's silence.
Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey was among a number of officers who held a tribute outside Scotland Yard to those who had died.
"Today was about remembering our colleagues in France and remembering the terrible events of yesterday," he said.
"Our thoughts are with both the French people and our colleagues in the French police and security service for what they are doing at the moment."
Officers in Leicestershire, Greater Manchester, West Mercia, Warwickshire, the West Midlands and Durham also held similar tributes.
ACPO vice president and Greater Manchester chief constable Sir Peter Fahy said: "All members of the British police forces are shocked at the savagery of this attack.
"In any democratic society it is the role of the police to protect basic human rights and our two French colleagues died protecting free speech. We stand in solidarity."
Members of the security services and police attended the meeting chaired Home Secretary Theresa May.
Shortly afterwards it was announced security at Britain's ports and train stations had been tightened.
Earlier, Labour leader Ed Miliband had earlier tweeted: "We stand in solidarity with France against this evil attack by terrorists intent on attacking our democratic way of life & freedom of speech."
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg told his radio show on LBC on Thursday that the Cobra meeting was to double check that all the necessary measures to ensure UK security were in place.
He wrote on his twitter page in French on Wednesday night, saying: "British people are in solidarity with the French people. These acts of terror will never shake our commitment to freedom of expression."
Nigel Farage appeared on Channel 4 News and said: "(The attacks) are truly horrific with obviously some very worrying implications for our civilisation."
He added that he believed the free movement of people across European borders did not aid the fight against attacks like those that happened in Paris.
Mr Clegg used his radio programme to criticise Mr Farage for making political capital out of the tragic events in France and implying British Muslims are "part of the problem".
MPs, peers, parliamentary staff and journalists gathered in Westminster Hall at noon to mark events by holding pens in the air.
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