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The National (Scotland)
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Judith Duffy

Rishi Sunak's extremism plans 'risk criminalising independence supporters'

Rishi Sunak at an event in Exeter as part of Tory leadership campaign. Picture: PA

RISHI Sunak’s plans to treat those who “vilify” Britain as extremists could criminalise supporters of Scottish and Welsh independence, a counter-terrorism expert has warned.

The former chancellor has announced he intends to change the definition of extremism if elected as Tory leader, to allow people with “an extreme hatred of Britain” to be put through the anti-terrorism Prevent programme.

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