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Michael Gove may refrain from naming groups deemed extremist under the government’s new definition of the problem. This is because they are concerned that these groups may be targeted.
Despite calls from activists and Conservatives to name and shame organizations, the Communities Secretary will not publish a list of extremists who will be arrested under new definitions to be published this week. .
I Mr Gove understands that as well as concerns about legal challenges, he has been warned by authorities that doing so could put people in those groups at risk.
The senior minister is still considering whether to use parliamentary privilege – the immunity that protects MPs’ right to free speech – to name extremist groups when announcing the plan to the House of Commons. There is.
He is currently consulting with other ministers as part of a regular “debriefing” process to formulate a collective position before making an announcement. The move is aimed at adding policy depth to Rishi Sunak’s warning earlier this month that Islamists and far-right extremists were plotting the move. The aim is to “deliberately” undermine Britain’s “multi-religious democracy”.
Security Minister Tom Tugendhat on Monday denied the government was politicizing the issue after three former Conservative home ministers called for bipartisan agreement to tackle extremism. I was forced to do so.
Dame Priti Patel, Sajid Javid, Amber Rudd and others have called on Labor and the Conservatives to “commonly agree” on how to deal with the far right, Islamists and other groups in a way that avoids political interference. They signed a statement urging them to work together to build understanding. Score calculation.
Asked whether he thought the prime minister was politicizing the issue in his speech outside Downing Street, Mr Tugendhat said: sky news: “No, I don’t. I think what the Prime Minister has done is highlight the reality that the British people are facing.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re Labor or Conservative, Jewish or Muslim, Christian or atheist.”
In his comments on extremism, Mr Tugendhat declined to say whether he echoed the prime minister’s suggestion that Britain was descending into “mob rule”, saying: BBC Breakfast: “We all talk about a variety of different issues in our own ways.”
Downing Street later said the prime minister “agreed with former home secretaries and others that extremism should not be used to score political points”.
Mr Sunak’s official spokesperson said: ‘The Prime Minister has made clear that it is the Government’s intention to protect Britain’s position as a patriotic, liberal and democratic society and we will not seek to spread hate and poison. I condemn people from all walks of life who do this.” .
It comes after the Home Office announced it would spend more than £117 million over the next four years to protect mosques, Islamic schools and community centers from hate attacks.
The announcement follows a £70m package for Jewish groups and comes in response to concerns that the war in Gaza is further dividing Britain.
It will be created at the start of Ramadan and will cover community sites across the UK.
The Government condemns the recent rise in reported anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish hatred, and ministers say police will thoroughly investigate all hate crimes and work with the Crown Prosecution Service to bring perpetrators to justice. He made it clear that he expected to do so.
But plans to announce a new adviser on tackling anti-Muslim hate were derailed after front-runner Fiyaz Mughal resigned, citing the level of abuse he had suffered.