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| Radical preachers and campaign groups which advocate extreme – but legal – opinions are to be outlawed from involvement with public sector bodies including schools, Theresa May announced today. | Radical preachers and campaign groups which advocate extreme – but legal – opinions are to be outlawed from involvement with public sector bodies including schools, Theresa May announced today. |
| The Home Office is compiling a “banned list” of individuals and organisations in an effort to avoid a repeat the “Trojan horse” affair in which Birmingham schools were infiltrated by hardline Islamists. | The Home Office is compiling a “banned list” of individuals and organisations in an effort to avoid a repeat the “Trojan horse” affair in which Birmingham schools were infiltrated by hardline Islamists. |
| The move has been agreed by the Cabinet. Mrs May also set out a range of other plans for thwarting the spread of extremist ideology amid fears that it is leading to the radicalisation of hundreds of teenagers and young adults. | The move has been agreed by the Cabinet. Mrs May also set out a range of other plans for thwarting the spread of extremist ideology amid fears that it is leading to the radicalisation of hundreds of teenagers and young adults. |
| At least 600 British jihadis are believed to have headed to Syria to join the forces of the self-styled Islamic State. | At least 600 British jihadis are believed to have headed to Syria to join the forces of the self-styled Islamic State. |
| The Home Secretary said a Conservative government would give the authorities the power to shut down mosques which give a platform to “messengers of hate”. | The Home Secretary said a Conservative government would give the authorities the power to shut down mosques which give a platform to “messengers of hate”. |
| The threshold under which extremist groups are outlawed would be lowered, and individuals would face civil “extremism disruption orders”. | The threshold under which extremist groups are outlawed would be lowered, and individuals would face civil “extremism disruption orders”. |
| Home Secretary Theresa May delivered a speech about tackling extremism in central London on Monday (PA) | |
| So-called “extremism officers” would be appointed in prisons to try to combat radicalisation behind bars by Islamist gangs. | So-called “extremism officers” would be appointed in prisons to try to combat radicalisation behind bars by Islamist gangs. |
| A review would also be ordered into the application of Sharia Law in England and Wales. | A review would also be ordered into the application of Sharia Law in England and Wales. |
| The moves would be combined with a “positive campaign to promote British values” and extra money for English language lessons at the expense of translation services. | The moves would be combined with a “positive campaign to promote British values” and extra money for English language lessons at the expense of translation services. |
| Speaking in London, Mrs May said: “To those people who do not want to join this new partnership, to those who choose consciously to reject our values and the basic principles of our society, the message is equally clear. | Speaking in London, Mrs May said: “To those people who do not want to join this new partnership, to those who choose consciously to reject our values and the basic principles of our society, the message is equally clear. |
| “The game is up. We will no longer tolerate your behaviour. We will expose your hateful beliefs for what they are. Where you seek to spread hate, we will disrupt you. | “The game is up. We will no longer tolerate your behaviour. We will expose your hateful beliefs for what they are. Where you seek to spread hate, we will disrupt you. |
| “Where you break the law, we will prosecute you. Where you seek to divide us, we will stand united. And together, we will defeat you.” | “Where you break the law, we will prosecute you. Where you seek to divide us, we will stand united. And together, we will defeat you.” |
| Yvette Cooper, the shadow Home Secretary, said: “Every day we hear of more British citizens being groomed, radicalised and trying to travel to Syria to join a vile barbaric organisation. | Yvette Cooper, the shadow Home Secretary, said: “Every day we hear of more British citizens being groomed, radicalised and trying to travel to Syria to join a vile barbaric organisation. |
| “Yet Theresa May's strategy has failed to tackle the problem. She has had five years as Home Secretary to do all these things.” | “Yet Theresa May's strategy has failed to tackle the problem. She has had five years as Home Secretary to do all these things.” |