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Clerics & Preachers
Prison officers should be armed with lethal weapons to crack down on Islamist terrorists, Tories say Highly trained teams should also be equipped with tasers, stun grenades and baton rounds in order to tackle dangerous criminals in high-security jails, Robert Jenrick said.
(Sky News) Prison officers should be armed with lethal weapons to crack down on Islamist terrorists in jail, the shadow justice secretary has said. Highly trained teams should also be equipped with tasers, stun grenades and baton rounds to tackle dangerous criminals […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena inquiry: Plea for MI5 co-operation at secret hearings
(BBC) Families of those killed in the Manchester Arena bombing have told MI5 “please don’t let us down” as inquiry evidence starts to be heard in private. Closed hearings, where only the inquiry chairman, legal team and Home Office lawyers will be […]
Demonstrations
Islamist extremism ‘not being effectively tackled by government,’ warns reviewer of counter-terror scheme Prevent
(LBC) British people are being made less safe by the government’s failure to tackle Islamist extremism, an independent reviewer of its anti-extremism scheme has warned. William Shawcross, who recommended overhauling the Prevent programme to put more of a focus on Islamic extremism, […]