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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Badenoch warned that Prevent was ‘subject to heavy-handedness’ in 2015 report

Kemi Badenoch has been accused of political opportunism for criticising Labour politicians for suggesting counter-terror programme Prevent could alienate communities, having herself co-written a report expressing the same concerns.

The Tory leader signed off a report in 2015 that concluded Prevent was “subject to accusations of police heavy-handedness” and warned “the public must not be the forgotten partner in the fight against extremism”.

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