{"id":119765,"date":"2023-10-29T11:54:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T11:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=119765"},"modified":"2023-10-29T11:54:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T11:54:28","slug":"current-extremism-law-is-fit-for-purpose-despite-mets-soft-touch-policing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/politics\/current-extremism-law-is-fit-for-purpose-despite-mets-soft-touch-policing\/","title":{"rendered":"Current extremism law is \u2018fit for purpose\u2019 despite Met\u2019s soft touch policing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Science Secretary on policing of Palestine protests<\/h3>\n

Science and Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan has defended the UK\u2019s current laws around extremism, despite reports the Government is considering a further crackdown.<\/p>\n

The defence comes amid continuing concerns that the Met is allowing radical protestors to get away with extremist chants and statements at the now-weekly pro-Palestine rallies in London.<\/p>\n

Last week the force defended the right of protestors to chant in favour of \u201cjihad\u201d.<\/p>\n

Today Ms Donelan said there are already adequate laws in place, and they are \u201cfit for purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cWe do have the Terrorism Act, the Public Order Act, that the police can deploy in these types of circumstances where people are actively promoting a terrorist organisation or inciting hatred and violence, and we\u2019ve seen some of that happen, we\u2019ve seen arrests taking place.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She said \u201ceverything is always kept under constant review\u201d, but there is no formal review of extremism law at present.<\/p>\n

The top minister warned the police that they need to enforce the law properly, and conceded that the government may look at the current definition of \u2018extremism\u2019 in the coming weeks if it appears it\u2019s not good enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course we\u2019d take further action, but we do strongly believe that the current law is fit for purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cWe cannot have a situation where people are protesting in a way that is aggravating violence, inciting hatred or promoting terrorism, now at the same time we 100 per cent respect the right to protest\u201d.<\/p>\n

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