Extremism Debate

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Department: Home Office

Extremism

Michael Ellis Excerpts
Monday 9th June 2014

(9 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait Mrs May
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I have addressed the issue underlying the hon. Gentleman’s question on a number of occasions.

Michael Ellis Portrait Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con)
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The Labour party is focusing on whether the Home Secretary should personally micro-manage websites, but is not the real issue the fact that under this Government the Prevent strategy, which confuses the Labour party, has been properly split between communities and counter-terrorism? That is the way that it should be. It is one of the many areas where Labour got it wrong but we are getting it right.

Theresa May Portrait Mrs May
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. At the core is the question of how we deal with extremism, which is what the Prevent strategy is about. We took the right decision on that strategy, and it is a pity that the Opposition do not seem to understand the implications of that.