Extremism Definition and Community Engagement Debate
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(5 months, 2 weeks ago)
Commons ChamberI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. His distinguished career of public service even before he entered this House shows a commitment to working across divides to strengthen our democracy.
The Secretary of State spoke of sharing our workings about affected organisations. He did not share his workings after his abrupt decision to pull Government funding from the Inter Faith Network, causing that respected organisation to close. How does he explain the contradiction between his words and his recent actions?
A letter was published outlining the reasoning behind that, and the Government are only one of a number of funders of the Inter Faith Network.