‘Two-tier’: UK treats far-right attacks less harshly than Islamist violence, says Rusi Exclusive: Defence thinktank says rightwing violence ‘often classified as mere thuggery’ by politicians and prosecutors The UK has a “two-tier approach” to extremism that fails to treat far-right attacks as seriously as Islamist ones, a leading thinktank…

#UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Thefarright #Thinktanks ‘Two-tier’: UK treats far-right attacks less harshly than Islamist violence, says Rusi: Exclusive: Defence thinktank says rightwing violence ‘often classified as mere thuggery’ by politicians and prosecutors

The UK has a “two-tier approach”…

Lawyers urge Starmer to ensure safety of advice centres over far-right threat MPs also raise concerns after list of 60 immigration advice sites emerges on social media along with protest call Lawyers have called on the government to address serious concerns about their safety after it emerged far-right groups are planning to…

#UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Thefarright #Police #UKnews Lawyers urge Starmer to ensure safety of advice centres over far-right threat: MPs also raise concerns after list of 60 immigration advice sites emerges on social media along with protest call

Lawyers have called on the government to…

Far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, says former police chief Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned the weekend’s rioters as ‘bullies and cowards’ * UK politics live – latest updates The worst of the far-right violence seen in Britain this weekend should be treated as terrorism, a prominent…

#Farright #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Counterterrorismpolicy Far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, says former police chief: Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned the weekend’s rioters as ‘bullies and cowards’

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Conservatives left UK wide open to far-right violence, says former adviser Exclusive: Dame Sara Khan, who advised May, Johnson and Sunak, says recent administrations failed the country The Conservative government left the UK wide open to the far-right violence erupting across parts of the country by ignoring red flags and…

#UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Counterterrorismpolicy #Farright Conservatives left UK wide open to far-right violence, says former adviser: Exclusive: Dame Sara Khan, who advised May, Johnson and Sunak, says recent administrations failed the country

The Conservative government left the UK wide…

UK ‘desperately exposed’ to cyber-threats and pandemics, says minister Science secretary Peter Kyle says national resilience suffered ‘catastrophically’ under Tories The UK science secretary has warned Britain is “desperately exposed” to cyber-threats and the upheaval of another pandemic, claiming that national resilience…

#UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #PeterKyle #Cybercrime #Coronavirus UK ‘desperately exposed’ to cyber-threats and pandemics, says minister: Science secretary Peter Kyle says national resilience suffered ‘catastrophically’ under Tories

The UK science secretary has warned Britain is “desperately…

Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of directing terrorist organisation Choudary convicted of having ‘caretaker role’ in Al-Muhajiroun and drumming up support online The Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of directing the terrorist group Al-Muhajiroun (ALM) and drumming up cross-border support for the…

#AlMuhajiroun #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Crime #UKnews Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of directing terrorist organisation: Choudary convicted of having ‘caretaker role’ in Al-Muhajiroun and drumming up support online

The Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of…