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| Conservative leader David Cameron has apologised to MPs for getting his facts wrong over two schools with alleged links to Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir. | Conservative leader David Cameron has apologised to MPs for getting his facts wrong over two schools with alleged links to Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir. |
| At prime ministers' questions last week, he said the schools had received funds from a government Pathfinder fund aimed at combating violent extremism. | At prime ministers' questions last week, he said the schools had received funds from a government Pathfinder fund aimed at combating violent extremism. |
| But it later emerged the money had come from a different government fund. | But it later emerged the money had come from a different government fund. |
| Mr Cameron admitted the error but said he stood by his point about the inappropriate use of taxpayers' money. | |
| He has now apologised to the Commons for the inaccurate statement. | He has now apologised to the Commons for the inaccurate statement. |
| Speaking during a debate on Afghanistan troops, Mr Cameron said: "Can I start by putting right something I got wrong last week. | Speaking during a debate on Afghanistan troops, Mr Cameron said: "Can I start by putting right something I got wrong last week. |
| "While the two Islamic schools I mentioned got government money while being run by people linked to the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, and while they did receive that money under a Pathfinder scheme, it was not the Pathfinder scheme concerned with combating extremism. | "While the two Islamic schools I mentioned got government money while being run by people linked to the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, and while they did receive that money under a Pathfinder scheme, it was not the Pathfinder scheme concerned with combating extremism. |
| "I am sorry for the error. I believe that when you get a fact wrong you should put it right but I continue to believe that it is wrong that taxpayers' money goes to schools run by extremists." | "I am sorry for the error. I believe that when you get a fact wrong you should put it right but I continue to believe that it is wrong that taxpayers' money goes to schools run by extremists." |
| The row relates to two Muslim schools in Slough and Haringey, north London. | The row relates to two Muslim schools in Slough and Haringey, north London. |
| Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is not banned in the UK, denies links to terrorism and says it opposes violence. | Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is not banned in the UK, denies links to terrorism and says it opposes violence. |
| The Conservatives have said they will ban the organisation if they win power. | The Conservatives have said they will ban the organisation if they win power. |
| In a statement Hizb ut-Tahrir, which campaigns for an Islamic state across the Middle East, accused Mr Cameron of "baseless allegations" and said it never accepted funding from government. | In a statement Hizb ut-Tahrir, which campaigns for an Islamic state across the Middle East, accused Mr Cameron of "baseless allegations" and said it never accepted funding from government. |