(Sky News) Michael Gove has named five groups that will be re-assessed as a result of the government’s new definition of extremism.
Speaking in the Commons, the communities secretary said two far-right organisations — the British National Socialist Movement and the Patriotic Alternative — and three Islamist organisations — the Muslim Association of Britain, Cage and Mend — were groups “we should be concerned” about.
Speaking after the government announced the new definition of extremism this morning, the minister said it was “critically important we do not unwittingly or through ignorance fund or support organisations who are themselves extremist” as it had been the case in the past that “extremist groups and actors have sought to present themselves as moderate voices representative of majority or mainstream opinion.”
