David Cameron says government should defend its counter-extremism strategy

‘Just as we need to counter the Islamist extremist narrative, we need to counter the anti-Prevent narrative’ – David Cameron Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

David Cameron and a right-leaning thinktank have warned the government to defend its flagship counter-extremism strategy from criticisms or risk enabling terrorism.

In a controversial report from Policy Exchange, the former prime minister has demanded a robust defence of the Prevent strategy.