The government has rejected internal advice to widen the definition of extremism to include potentially violent environmentalists, the far left, conspiracy theorists and men prejudiced against women.

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Yvette Cooper to reject call to widen definition of extremism

Leaked sections of the report, published by Policy Exchange, recommend the government’s counter-extremism strategy shift focus to “behaviours of concern” rather than “ideologies”. Behaviours of concern include violence against women, spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories, fascination with gore or involvement in the online subculture called the “manosphere” – which promotes misogyny and opposition to feminism. […]

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said in August she had directed the Home Office to conduct a ‘rapid analytical sprint on extremism’.

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UK extremism approach should be based on behaviours, not ideologies – report

Critics warn counter-terrorism police and MI5 will be swamped with thousands more cases involving people not considered to be a national security threat

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Keir Starmer's 'thought police to stop anyone telling uncomfortable truths'

TWO-tier policing claims are part of a “right-wing extremist narrative”, according to a leaked Home Office report. The secret papers also suggest the Government is deprioritising the Islamist threat and instead focusing on other “behaviours of concern”, such as misogyny. GettyTwo-tier policing claims are part of ‘right-wing extremist narrative’, says a leaked Home Office report[/caption]
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Two-tier policing claims are 'right-wing extremist narrative', says Govt report

Claims of two-tier policing would be seen as ‘extremist’ under guidance in report that follows investigation into Allison Pearson

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Leaked dossier reveals Home Office plans to revive non-crime hate incidents

Report suggests combating extremism should be based on ‘concerning’ behaviours rather than ideologies

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Two-tier policing claim is 'right-wing extremism', Home Office review suggests

Portuguese politics does not need occasional moralists, it needs consistency. The content The (I) morality of the Extreme Left and the Political Extreme Right appears first in Jornal i.

A política portuguesa não precisa de moralistas de ocasião, precisa de coerência O conteúdo A (I)moralidade da Extrema Esquerda e da Extrema Direita política aparece primeiro em Jornal i.

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The (I) morality of the Extreme Left and the Political Extreme Right

The Home Secretary is said not to agree with the findings of the ‘rapid analytical sprint on extremism’ she commissioned following the summer riots.

Britons who hold fears about two-tier policing peddle an "extremist narrative", a leaked Home Office document shared with GB News has claimed

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Two-tier policing branded 'an extremist narrative' - fury as leaked doc exposes Home Office distain for public's concerns

The clarification came after a leaked government report listed ‘Hindu nationalist extremism’ and the Khalistan movement among threats in the United Kingdom.

Ministers reject call to widen extremism definition

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