Extremism
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A total of 10 Labour MPs have broken ranks with the government to support a proposed law to establish a compensation scheme for WASPI women – women affected by changes to the state pension age. The bill is being proposed by the SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, and it passed its first Commons hurdle by…
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The government has no plans to expand the definition of extremism, a Home Office minister has said after a leaked review suggested the UK should focus on concerning behaviours and activity rather than ideologies. Dan Jarvis told the Commons: “This work did not recommend an expansion in the definition of extremism, and they are not,…
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The UK’s approach to extremism should be based on concerning behaviours and activity rather than ideologies, according to a leaked Home Office review. These include spreading misinformation, influencing racism, and involvement in “an online subculture called the manosphere”, according to the Policy Exchange thinktank, which obtained a copy of the review. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said in August she…
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A Bangladeshi extremist preacher who delivered an illegal sermon to migrant workers in Singapore has shocked the Bangladesh Society, said a spokesperson on Friday (Aug 23). The spokesperson called the incident “upsetting” and told CNA that those coming from their home country are “peace-loving people”. The preacher, Amir Hamza, gave a sermon to migrant workers at the…
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