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Government & Politics

Gove urges Starmer to deliver ‘comprehensive anti-extremism strategy’ after synagogue attack Former cabinet minister tells Jewish News last Tory government failed to effectively deliver plan to tackle extremism

October 6, 2025   

(Jewish News) Conservative peer and former cabinet minister Michael Gove has called on Keir Starmer’s government to introduce a “fundamental and comprehensive anti-extremism strategy” following the terror attack at Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester. Speaking to Jewish News at the Conservative Party […]

Children & Teens

Grooming gangs can act with ‘impunity’ if Labour’s Islamophobia definition goes ahead, Tories warn The Tories claimed that Labour is only pushing ahead with the new definition to fend off opposition from pro-Gaza candidates

September 23, 2025   

(GB News) Grooming gangs will be given “impunity” to carry out their crimes if a new definition of Islamophobia is passed, the Tories have warned. Shadow Equalities Minister Claire Coutinho warned that the definition risks enhancing the “culture of censorship” by giving […]

Employment

Home Office sparks outrage after advertising for religious adviser who can help illegal migrants get married The adviser would need to provide appropriate rooms for literature and artefacts for detainees to observe their faith

September 13, 2025   

(GB News) The Home Office has advertised for a religious adviser, who can help detained migrants get married. The vacancy is for Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre, near the village of Kidlington, Oxfordshire, which is set to be reopened after it shut […]

Demonstrations

Chief rabbi: UK policy on Palestine ‘strengthens extremists in our midst’ Scathing remarks at Campaign Against Antisemitism demo in Parliament Square, where he was joined by the shadow home secretary and Reform UK's deputy leader

September 7, 2025   

(Jewish News) The chief rabbi has told thousands of demonstrators that the expected recognition of Palestine by Britain “strengthens extremists in our midst” as he stepped up his public condemnation of the move. His comments came during Campaign Against Antisemitism’s third annual […]

Children & Teens

Farage confirms he wants to deport women asylum seekers back to Taliban in Afghanistan Speaking to Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby, the Reform UK leader clarified his position on deporting asylum seekers back to the Taliban.

September 6, 2025   

(Sky News) Nigel Farage has confirmed he wants to deport women asylum seekers back to the Taliban in Afghanistan if he becomes prime minister. The Reform UK leader’s position on the topic has not been clear, with him previously saying he wouldn’t […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

A decade of lost opportunity: How groundbreaking Muslim Brotherhood report was ignored Man behind inquiry says Britain should now be better placed to understand and tackle extremist influence

August 29, 2025   

(National-UAE) It has been 10 years since Sir John Jenkins’ landmark inquiry into the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK was wrapped up but he says the need to understand the movement’s role is now even more pressing. The former diplomat was commissioned […]

Citizenship

IS terrorist ‘Jihadi Ringo’ requests transfer to UK prison, sparking outrage IS terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh, known as 'Jihadi Ringo,' is currently serving eight consecutive life sentences in the US. The families of the victims oppose the move.

August 28, 2025   

(Euronews) So-called Islamic State group terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh, known as “Jihadi Ringo,” has applied to transfer from a US high-security prison to the UK despite having his British citizenship revoked, triggering outrage from his victims’ relatives. The 37-year-old member of the […]

Crime

‘Death to Jews’ migrant who crossed Channel in small boat returned to prison Palestinian Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, who posted armed images and violent antisemitic rants, recalled to serve remainder of sentence

August 4, 2025   

(Jewish News) A Palestinian man who arrived in Britain illegally after crossing the Channel in a small boat — and who was filmed calling for the mass killing of Jews — has been sent back to prison after breaching his release conditions. […]

Government & Politics

Robert Jenrick ‘gagged by Home Office after exposing how Isis terrorists waltzed into Britain’ Critics have described this government intervention as efforts to 'suppress' debate regarding security risks associated with large-scale migration

August 3, 2025   

(GB News) Robert Jenrick was prevented from publicly discussing his claims that individuals connected to Islamic State had entered the UK through Channel crossings. The former immigration minister had written in the Telegraph that terror suspects had “waltzed right in” to Britain […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Civil Service anti-Islamophobia training led by group who claim term ‘jihadist’ stigmatises Muslims The session cost hundreds of pounds to run

July 23, 2025   

(GB News) Whitehall mandarins have been receiving anti-Islamophobia training from an organisation which once claimed the word “Islamist” was discriminatory. Civil servants at Ed Miliband’s Energy Security & Net Zero Department (DESNZ) sat through an hour-long course in November, costing £350. The […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Government-backed Islamophobia group linked to foundation that slammed counter-extremism programme The Aziz Foundation said that Prevent 'actively harms Muslims' as a Tory MP described the move as 'deeply concerning'

July 22, 2025   

(GB News) Supporters of a highly-controversial plan to set “appropriate limits to free speech” about Muslims have been given up to £2.6million by the government to police and monitor “Islamophobia.” The British Muslim Trust has been awarded a £1million-a-year contract by ministers […]

Government & Politics

In Ilford North, Leanne Mohamad and the British left set their sights on Labour A new coalition, angry at Labour's response to Gaza and failure to challenge the rich, believes it can defeat MPs like Wes Streeting

July 16, 2025   

(Middle East Eye) It’s a hot Friday night at the City Gates Conference Centre in Ilford, where the suburbs of east London begin to creep towards the county of Essex. On stage, a young British-Palestinian woman is joined by two lions of […]

Children & Teens

‘Review it!’: Man who led Muslim police ‘boycott over rape gangs scapegoat’ awarded MBE for ‘cohesion’ Sir Keir Starmer ordered a full-scale national inquiry into the rape gangs scandal after Baroness Casey released her report

July 13, 2025   

(GB News) A man who led a Muslim community boycott of the police after the Rotherham rape gang scandal has been awarded an MBE for “services to integration” and “cohesion.” Muhbeen Hussain called for Muslims to cut ties with South Yorkshire Police […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

UK government blocked own Islamophobia advisers from consulting Muslim organisations Working group appointed to draw up new definition has not been allowed to engage with Muslim Council of Britain, but consulted public figures accused of Islamophobia

July 9, 2025   

(Middle East Eye) The British government blocked a working group it set up to advise on a possible definition of Islamophobia from consulting the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), while the group consulted prominent figures and organisations themselves accused of Islamophobia, Middle […]

Arts & Entertainment

Kneecap rapper appears in court on terror charge — as protesters gather outside Liam O'Hanna, or Liam Og O hAnnaidh, is accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation in the UK, at a gig last year.

June 18, 2025   

(Sky News) A member of Irish-language rap group Kneecap has appeared in court in London after being charged with a terror offence — as hundreds of protesters gathered in support outside. Liam O’Hanna, or Liam Og O hAnnaidh, is accused of displaying […]

Children & Teens

Flawed data used repeatedly to dismiss claims about ‘Asian grooming gangs,’ Baroness Casey finds The government has accepted the crossbench peer's recommendations to introduce compulsory collection of ethnicity and nationality data for all suspects in grooming cases.

June 16, 2025   

(Sky News) Flawed data has been used repeatedly to dismiss claims about “Asian grooming gangs,” Baroness Louise Casey has said in a new report, as she called for a new national inquiry. The government has accepted her recommendations to introduce compulsory collection […]

Children & Teens

Nationwide police operation on grooming gangs announced The National Crime Agency will target those who have sexually exploited children as part of a gang, and will investigate cases that were not previously progressed.

June 15, 2025   

(Sky News) A nationwide police operation to track down those in grooming gangs has been announced by the Home Office. The National Crime Agency (NCA) will target those who have sexually exploited children as part of a grooming gang, and will investigate […]

Government & Politics

Concern about mass migration is a ‘terrorist ideology’ that requires government intervention, claims Prevent Sir Keir Starmer might be included, Lord Young claimed, citing the prime minister's recent statement

June 7, 2025   

(GB News) Government documents have classified concern about mass migration as a “terrorist ideology” requiring intervention through the anti-radicalisation Prevent programme. An online training course on the government’s website identifies “cultural nationalism” as a belief that could trigger referral to the deradicalisation […]

Demonstrations

Pro-Palestine protester who evaded terror charges in two-tier police row is ‘Islamist propagandist’ granted asylum in Britain Mohammad al-Mail claimed he avoided prosecution by misleading investigators

June 7, 2025   

(GB News) A pro-Palestinian demonstrator who was arrested but not ultimately charged with terror charges after chanting support for the October 7 Hamas attacks has been identified as Mohammad al-Mail, a 27-year-old Kuwaiti national who was granted refugee status in Britain in […]

Children & Teens

‘Clan culture’ warning: Tory MP fears first-cousin marriages undermine integration and enable grooming gang cover-ups Richard Holden says first-cousin marriages are having a knock-on impact on society

May 31, 2025   

(GB News) Tory MP Richard Holden has called for a ban on first-cousin marriages, warning that such unions create a “clan culture” that undermines integration and enables grooming gang cover-ups. Speaking on GB News, Holden argued that the practice traps communities and […]

Children & Teens

Paedophile prisoners converting to Islam for ‘protection by Muslim gangs,’ new report suggests Former prison governor Ian Acheson spoke to GB News about sex criminals who are avoiding isolation from their peers by converting to Islam

May 31, 2025   

(GB News) Paedophile prisoners are converting to Islam to receive protection from Islamist gangs, a new report into the state of Britain’s prisons has revealed. Giving rise to fears of Islamist radicalisation taking place in Britain’s jails, former prison governor Ian Acheson […]

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.

May 31, 2025   

(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 […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Manchester Arena bomber given £1,200 in taxpayers’ cash for equal rights case while in prison Figures disclosed under a freedom of information request show the total now stands at £354,015

May 30, 2025   

(GB News) Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi was granted more than £1,200 in taxpayers’ money to launch an equal rights case in jail. The sum went to his lawyers for a complaint of religious discrimination. The funding has been added to a […]

Crime

Jewish protester in London charged over placard that may offend ‘pro-Hezbollah’ activists The Crown Prosecution Service later dropped the charges, although the man's home was extensively searched and he was questioned by police.

May 24, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) A Jewish protester was arrested by London’s Metropolitan Police for a placard he held mocking the eliminated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the Telegraph revealed on Friday. The anonymous man was detained and charged last September for the cartoon, which featured […]