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New powers for charity watchdog to crack down on extremism
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (637+ words) Report details how regulator has failed to act over alleged Iranian influence in third sector The Charity Commission is to gain stronger powers to crack down on extremism in the third sector. It comes as a major report focusing on…...
Peers back plan for ‘extreme protest group’ bans
1+ day, 40+ min ago (607+ words) Labour MPs urge government to adopt new powers proposed by Lord Walney The prime minister has been urged to adopt new extremism laws which would give the police greater powers to crack down on violent protest groups without labelling them…...
Extremism expert claims government tried to silence him over threat of Islamism
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (431+ words) Fiyaz Mughal said he raised concerns while working for the Home Office's counter-radicalisation programme A former government adviser and founder of a project to record anti-Muslim incidents in the UK has accused the Home Office of attempting to "silence" him…...
Starmer promises extra powers to charity commission to tackle extremism in speech marred by Mandelson scandal
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (797+ words) Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister's position was "untenable' The prime minister has promised to give the Charity Commission additional powers to crack down on charities that promote extremism. Starmer made his comments as part of a long-scheduled speech on…...
Education sector failing to recognise antisemitism when ‘cloaked in activism’, says former Ofsted chief
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (564+ words) Remarks come days after watchdog cleared school that blocked a visit from pro-Israel MP Damien Egan A former Ofsted chief'has warned about a "worrying lack of recognition of antisemitism in the education sector" days after the watchdog'cleared'a school that blocked…...
UK ‘to ban IRGC’ following EU proscription
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (657+ words) A government source told the JC "we've been saying this for ages' as the Home Office confirmed it would introduce legislation to take action against groups like the Iranian paramilitary The UK is reportedly preparing to introduce a ban on…...
UK Government rejects calls to proscribe IRGC
2+ mon, 6+ hour ago (603+ words) Business Secretary Peter Kyle insisted that ministers had extended sanctions against Tehran "to the full extent we can" The UK Government has refused calls to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation amid a state crackdown…...
Decade-old Palestinian flag ban should still stand, Scottish Jewish leaders insist
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (644+ words) Their complaints follow a flag-raising ceremony hosted by Glasgow City Council at its chambers Jewish community leaders in Scotland have voiced dismay after Glasgow City Council hosted a Palestinian flag-raising ceremony at its city chambers claiming a pledge by a…...
Mahmood’s asylum shake-up will cause ‘lasting harm’ to refugees, Jewish charity fears
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (496+ words) We have to wonder what such policies would have meant for Jewish refugees who arrived here, HIAS+JCORE said Radical Home Office reforms'to the UK asylum system'will cause "lasting harm" to refugee communities,'a Jewish humanitarian charity that works with…...
British rabbis praise NHS for treating critically ill children from Gaza
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (618+ words) More Palestinian children expected to arrive in the UK for specialist treatment Two leading British rabbis have welcomed the arrival of critically ill Palestinian children from Gaza to the UK for specialist NHS treatment, calling it an act of compassion…...