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Helen ROWE

UK Government Unveils New Extremism Definition

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this month hit out at 'mob rule' after recent pro-Palestinian protests (Credit: AFP)

The UK government on Thursday unveiled a new definition of extremism, as church leaders warned it risked disproportionately affecting Muslim communities.

The new definition comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned earlier this month of a "shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality" that risked the country tipping into "mob rule".

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