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Rose Dugdale obituary
via theguardian.comEnglish heiress who gave away her money and joined the Provisional IRA in the 1970sOn the night of 26 April 1974, 19 prized masterpieces were stolen at gunpoint from Russborough House, County Wicklow, the home of Sir Alfred Beit, a former Conservative MP and South African mining heir.The haul included paintings by Goya, Velázquez, Vermeer, Rubens, Hals, Gainsborough and Guardi. It was one of the largest art heists in history. The IRA gang had tricked their way into the stately home south -
More young people being radicalised online, says UK counter-terror officer
via theguardian.comSenior detective warns children are accessing extreme material as a result of lockdowns, after a 20-year-old was jailed on MondayA senior counter-terrorism officer has warned that children and young people are increasingly being radicalised online after spending long periods on the internet during the pandemic.Det Supt Andy Meeks said a growing number of vulnerable people were accessing extreme material after spending hours unsupervised online. Continue reading... -
Michael Gove’s definition of extremism will shut down vital debate | Observer editorial
via theguardian.comWhether something is racist or homophobic, or threatens parliamentary democracy, should be obvious without government labellingHow do you define extremism? That depends on whether you want a definition with which most people can agree, or one that is meaningful. A definition acceptable to most people must necessarily be broad and bland. One that has more meaning will inevitably be controversial and contested.And therein lies one of Michael Gove’s problems in his new definition of extr -
Angela Rayner says she wants to see Diane Abbott get Labour whip restored – as it happened
via theguardian.comDeputy Labour leader says party must follow procedures but says she would personally like MP to have Labour whip restored. This live blog is closedIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genu -
Angela Rayner says she wants to see Diane Abbott get Labour whip restored – UK politics live
via theguardian.comDeputy Labour leader says party must follow procedures but says she would personally like MP to have Labour whip restoredIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine fans are missing out o -
Angela Rayner calls for Diane Abbott to have Labour whip restored – UK politics live
via theguardian.comDeputy Labour leader says party must follow procedures but says she would personally like MP to have Labour whip restoredIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine fans are missing out o -
London mayor says new extremism policy likely to drive groups underground – UK politics live
via theguardian.comSadiq Khan says new extremism policy announced by Michael Gove risks increasing divisionGove says three Muslim-led groups and two far-right to be assessed for extremismIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let -
MPs to get 5.5% pay rise next month – UK politics live
via theguardian.comOverall salary of lawmakers will be £91,346 after increaseGove says three Muslim-led groups and two far-right to be assessed for extremismIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine -
Gove names groups facing investigation under new extremism definition – UK politics live
via theguardian.comCommunities secretary names groups such as Patriotic Alternative and the British affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood as cause for concernGove says three Muslim-led groups and two far-right to be assessed for extremismIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many co -
How has UK extremism definition changed and why is it attracting criticism?
via theguardian.comSix key questions answered about new definition of extremism laid out by communities secretary Michael GoveUK politics – latest updatesThe communities secretary, Michael Gove, has laid out a new definition of extremism. Here the Guardian examines what has changed and why, and the reason it is attracting criticism. Continue reading... -
Gove names groups that could be investigated under new extremism definition – UK politics live
via theguardian.comCommunities secretary names groups such as Patriotic Alternative and the British affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood as cause for concernIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine fans a -
Gove unveils new extremism definition set to block funding to groups that ‘undermine democracy’ – UK politics live
via theguardian.comCommunities secretary makes statement in Commons which is set to block certain groups from receiving fundingIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let down.Too often, genuine fans are missing out on getting tic -
Hester’s remarks ‘horrific’ but not extremist, says Gove – UK politics live
via theguardian.comCommunities secretary asked about Tory donor’s views says ‘an individual comment’ would not be enough to warrant scrutiny under new extremism rulesIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and re-selling them at rip-off prices.This is what Labour said about the plan in a news release this morning.Reselling tickets for profit has already been banned in many countries, but under the Tories, fans have been let do -
‘We’re easy to scapegoat’: Muslim Council chief baffled by Tory ‘extremism’ label
via theguardian.comZara Mohammed, 33, says Tories ending relationship with leading, trusted Muslim body leaves a gap between the community and the governmentA couple of months ago, Zara Mohammed, the 33-year-old secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), learned that the Ministry of Defence was ending its 12-year relationship with the organisation.The MCB, the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella group, with more than 500 affiliated members including mosques, schools and charitable associations, had b -
There is a far bigger threat to Britain than fringe extremists: Tory radicalisation | Rafael Behr
via theguardian.comIf Michael Gove really wants to root out the forces threatening British society, perhaps his party should look in the mirrorWhen Thomas Mair was arrested for the murder of Jo Cox MP in 2016, he told police he was a “political activist”. Asked to identify himself in court, he said: “My name is ‘death to traitors, freedom for Britain’.”When Ali Harbi Ali, the man who murdered David Amess MP in 2021, was interviewed by police, he claimed to have been serving a &l -
Archbishops of Canterbury and York warn against new extremism definition
via theguardian.comClerics say Michael Gove’s anti-extremism strategy risks targeting Muslims and may threaten freedom of speech and peaceful protestThe archbishops of Canterbury and York have joined the growing list of critics of the government’s new extremism definition, which they have warned risks “disproportionately targeting Muslim communities” and “driving us apart”.Michael Gove will present his new counter-extremism strategy on Thursday, which he says will target organis -
Michael Gove to name organisations affected by new extremism definition
via theguardian.comDespite warnings from lawyers, the communities secretary wants to use parliamentary privilege to target groups directlyMichael Gove wants to use parliamentary privilege to name groups that he says fall foul of his new definition of extremism, despite pushback from government lawyers who have warned about the legal implications of doing so.The communities secretary is understood to be keen to name individual groups when he presents his new counter-extremism strategy on Thursday, which he says wil -
Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – as it happened
via theguardian.comReform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join partyQ: What is your answer to Tory colleagues who say that you have let them down?“Country, constituency, then party,” says Anderson. Continue reading... -
Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – UK politics live
via theguardian.comReform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join partyQ: What is your answer to Tory colleagues who say that you have let them down?“Country, constituency, then party,” says Anderson. Continue reading... -
Tice says he will be ‘surprised’ if Reform UK does not get more Tory MPs joining – UK politics live
via theguardian.comReform UK leader has confirmed Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair,has defected to join his party Q: What is your answer to Tory colleagues who say that you have let them down?“Country, constituency, party,” says Anderson. Continue reading... -
Richard Tice confirms that Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK – UK politics live
via theguardian.comReform UK leader claims Westminster establishment has never been more out of touchAnderson is speaking now.He claims he does not know some of the long words that other MPs know.But my opinions are not controversial. There are opinions which is shared by millions of people up and down.It is not controversial, to be concerned about illegal immigration.All I want is my country back. This may sound offensive to the liberal elite, but it’s not offensive to my friends, my family, my constituents -
Tugendhat rejects suggestion that government exploiting extremism threat for political advantage – UK politics live
via theguardian.comThe security minister says No 10 has set out a ‘very inclusive’ agenda on keeping British people safeDuring his media round this morning Tom Tugendhat, the security minister, defended his decision to write a joint article with the Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan last week saying defence spending needs to rise “at much greater pace than at present”.The article was implicitly critical of the budget, and was seen as pushing at the boundaries of what is allowed u -
Prevent counter-extremism programme budget to be slashed in London
via theguardian.comFunding, which stood at £6.1m at the time of the general election, will fall to about £2m from April 2025Budgets for the Home Office’s Prevent counter-extremism programme in London are set to be cut by half in two years, contradicting Rishi Sunak’s personal call for a crackdown on radicalisation outside Downing Street less than two weeks ago.The proposed changes will cut the number of boroughs that receive funding from 22 to seven by April 2025, even though the prime mini -
Three Tory ex-home secretaries warn against politicising anti-extremism
via theguardian.comExclusive: Intervention by Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Amber Rudd just before Michael Gove unveils official definition of extremism‘An appalling direction’: UK activists criticise plans to redefine extremismLeading counter-terror and extremism experts, including three former Conservative home secretaries, have warned senior politicians against using extremism to score political points, as the communities secretary, Michael Gove, prepares to announce his controversial new anti-extrem -
Revealed: legal fears over Michael Gove’s new definition of ‘extremism’
via theguardian.comThe communities secretary wants ‘trailblazer’ government departments to pilot a scheme to ban individuals and groups deemed extremist from public lifeMichael Gove is set to announce a controversial plan this week to ban individuals and groups who “undermine the UK’s system of liberal democracy” from public life, despite fears inside government that the scheme is at risk of legal challenge, leaked documents reveal.Officials working for Gove, the secretary of state fo -
They were killed in the London Bridge terror attack, seconds apart. So why did their families get wildly different payouts?
via theguardian.comFollowing the killings in 2017, relatives of victims were entitled to compensation. But just how much, it turned out, would vary by as much as hundreds of thousands of pounds. Why is one life worth more than another?Sara Zelenak was brutally unlucky. Her parents, Mark and Julie, can reel off all the different reasons why she shouldn’t have been walking down the pavement at the junction of London Bridge and Borough High Street 19 seconds after 10.07pm on 3 June 2017.“She was never goi -
Police chief who led Stakeknife inquiry condemns MI5 for stalling investigation
via theguardian.comVictims’ families say Jon Boutcher’s report into British spy proves state and IRA were ‘co-conspirators’ in murderThe police chief who led the inquiry into a murderous British spy in the IRA known as Stakeknife has condemned MI5 for stalling his investigation, as his report was hailed by victims’ families as proof that the British state and the IRA had been “co-conspirators” in murder.Jon Boutcher criticised attempts “to undermine me and the invest -
Stakeknife: key points from investigation into army’s prized IRA spy
via theguardian.comOperation Kenova reports on mistreatment of bereaved families and a ‘maverick culture’ where agent handling was considered a ‘dark art’More lives lost than saved in Troubles due to British spy, report findsOperation Kenova, the seven-year investigation by senior police officer Jon Boutcher, focused on Stakeknife, the army’s prized spy within the IRA’s so-called “nutting squad”. It examined 101 associated murders and abductions linked to this unit, -
Refusal to confirm identity of Stakeknife reflects British state’s addiction to secrecy
via theguardian.comSecurity forces and government still refuse to clarify allegations that Freddie Scappaticci was British spy at the heart of the IRAIt is both darkly telling and extraordinarily dispiriting that even now, after a £40m investigation, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher cannot formally say in his interim report that Stakeknife, the British spy at the heart of the IRA, was Freddy Scappaticci, despite the fact that he died last year in England, aged 77.“The security forces and the government hav -
Stakeknife: seven years and £40m later, how did inquiry fail to deliver justice?
via theguardian.comReport into British agent in the IRA has not resulted in prosecutions but families hope it can at least shed light on his actionsAfter seven years, a 1,000 witness statements, 50,000 pages of evidence and £40m, the police inquiry known as Operation Kenova has resulted in zero prosecutions.That blunt fact hangs over the publication of the inquiry’s long-awaited interim report into Stakeknife, the codename of a top British agent in the IRA who was responsible for multiple murders durin -
More lives lost than saved in Troubles due to British spy, report finds
via theguardian.comStakeknife report finds army’s top agent’s links to murder and torture and calls for government and IRA to apologiseMore lives were lost than saved because of the activities of a man alleged to have been the highest-ranking British intelligence agent in the IRA during the Northern Ireland Troubles, according to a seven-year investigation into his activities.The Kenova report published on Friday finds that the agent Stakeknife saved “between high single figures and low double fi -
Inquiry into IRA murders supported by victim’s daughter despite lack of prosecutions
via theguardian.comShauna Moreland ‘got answers’ from Operation Kenova even though it yielded insufficient evidence to put 12 suspects on trialA woman whose mother was abducted and murdered by the IRA has insisted that a lack of prosecutions does not mean Operation Kenova has failed victims, ahead of its interim report being released on Friday.Shauna Moreland, whose mother Caroline’s body was found in Northern Ireland in July 1994, said: “If these cases had been properly investigated at the -
Socialism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion on Prevent list of terrorism warning signs
via theguardian.comCommunism also among ideologies on document as human rights groups say UK scheme has been politicisedA document from Prevent, the official scheme to stop radicalisation, includes believing in socialism, communism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion in a list of potential signs of ideologies leading to terrorism.It comes as the Conservative government considers widening what it will consider to be extremism. Continue reading... -
Stakeknife inquiry ends without any prosecutions of final 12 suspects
via theguardian.comAnnouncement signals widely expected winding down of one of most contentious cases of the Northern Ireland TroublesA seven-year police investigation into murders linked to the British army’s top agent inside the Provisional IRA has ended with no prosecutions.The Public Prosecution Service said the final files reviewed by Operation Kenova yielded insufficient evidence to prosecute seven alleged IRA members and five former soldiers who worked with the army’s Force Research Unit. Three -
Prosecutors decide not to charge final 12 people in Stakeknife investigation
via theguardian.comAgent worked in IRA’s notorious ‘nutting squad’, interrogating suspected informers during the TroublesNo prosecutions are to be pursued after consideration of the final files from a major investigation into the army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said it considered a large volume of material and information contained in six files submitted by Operation Kenova in respect of 12 individuals. Continue reading... -
No prosecutions of final 12 people in Stakeknife investigation
via theguardian.comProsecutors have considered last files from inquiry into army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during TroublesNo prosecutions are to be pursued after consideration of the final files from a major investigation into the army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said it considered a large volume of material and information contained in six files submitted by Operation Kenova in respect of 12 individuals. Continue reading... -
A civilised country would not have made Shamima Begum stateless | Letters
via theguardian.comReaders respond to the recent court of appeal ruling that upheld the UK government’s decision to strip the 24-year-old of British citizenshipThe case of Shamima Begum is less significant in that her appeals have failed under UK law, but rather in that UK law has been written to breach our obligations to follow the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 15.2, which states “No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality” (Shamima Begum ruling shows UK -
The Shamima Begum ruling proves it: some UK citizens are less equal than others | Zoe Williams
via theguardian.comAny British person who has a foreign-born parent will feel their status is more precarious after the court of appeal decisionThe court of appeal ruled this morning that Shamima Begum had been lawfully deprived of her British citizenship. The 24-year-old’s citizenship was first revoked in 2019. She challenged that decision at a special immigration appeals commission last year, and lost. This latest ruling might represent the end of her hope to return home, although given the young woman&rsq -
Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of British citizenship – video
via theguardian.comShamima Begum, who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State, has lost an appeal against the decision to remove her British citizenship.Begum travelled to Syria in 2015 at the age of 15. Her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019. Last year, the now 24-year-old lost a challenge against the decision at the special immigration appeals commission. Begum’s lawyers brought a bid to overturn this decisio -
Public left ‘at risk’ over UK counter-terrorism strategy, says Prevent review author
via theguardian.comWilliam Shawcross says Home Office ignored key recommendations and more attention should be paid to Islamist extremismThe author of a controversial review of Britain’s counter-terrorism strategy claims the public have been left “at risk” because many of his key recommendations have been ignored.In a heavily criticised review of Prevent for the Home Office last year, William Shawcross concluded that it had concentrated too much on the far-right and not enough on Islamist extremi -
Hamas cruelty, Gaza’s ordeal and a tide of fear sweeping Britain’s Jews
via theguardian.comRabbi Jonathan Wittenberg created controversy last week with a moving plea about the pain of Israelis after 7 October and the plight of Rafah’s Gazans. He talks to the ObserverWhen Jonathan Wittenberg, a British rabbi, posted a “statement on Rafah” on the website of the community he leads last week, he had no idea of the response it would generate.“It never occurred to me that it would go beyond those it was intended to reach,” he told the Observer. Much o -
Three guilty of terror offence over paraglider images at UK Palestine march
via theguardian.comPhotos displayed at London protest a week after Hamas militants attacked Israel on 7 October last yearMiddle East crisis – live updatesThree people who displayed images of paragliders at a pro-Palestinian march in central London a week after Hamas militants went on a bloody rampage in Israel have been found guilty of a terror offence.Heba Alhayek, 29, Pauline Ankunda, 26, and Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, were each given a 12-month conditional discharge. Continue reading... -
Review of MI6 worker Gareth Williams’ death finds no new DNA evidence
via theguardian.comCode-breaker was found dead inside a padlocked holdall at his London flat in 2010A forensic review of the death of the MI6 worker Gareth Williams, whose body was found inside a zipped holdall at his London flat, has not uncovered fresh evidence to suggest he was with someone else when he died, the Metropolitan police have said.Williams, 31, from Anglesey, was last seen alive on 15 August 2010. Eight days later, he was found dead inside a zipped and padlocked red North Face holdall in an empty ba -
The Guardian view on threats to MPs: Mike Freer’s experience should serve as a warning | Editorial
via theguardian.comWhen politicians live in fear of being physically attacked, democracy suffersThe announcement last week by the justice minister, Mike Freer, that he is stepping away from politics because of violent threats made against him, is further and deeply disturbing proof of the harm caused by such behaviour. Elected representatives should not face this treatment. The danger is not only that they and those close to them may suffer psychological harm or physical attack. It is also that they and others who -
Mike Freer on quitting as MP: I narrowly avoided David Amess killer
via theguardian.comJustice minister explains to BBC why he is standing down from London seat at next election over safety fearsA minister has described how he escaped David Amess’s killer by a “stroke of luck” after announcing he will not seek re-election over fears for his safety.Mike Freer, the justice minister and Conservative MP for Finchley and Golders Green, said “a constant string of incidents” including death threats, abuse and narrow escapes had led him to decide to stand dow -
British police and security services to help protect Paris Olympics
via theguardian.comFrance and UK also agree to deploy more drones and sea barriers to stop small boats crossing ChannelUK security experts will help France to protect the Paris Olympics in a sign of closer cooperation, the Home Office has said.Both governments also plan to deploy more drones and sea barriers to prevent small boats carrying asylum seekers from crossing the Channel. Continue reading... -
North Korea fires ‘several’ cruise missiles: South Korean military
via defencetalk.comDefenceTalkNorth Korea fired several cruise missiles into the waters off its west coast on Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a string of weapons tests carried out by Pyongyang this year. South Korea’s military “detected several unknown cruise missiles launched into the West Sea of North Korea around 07:00 (2200 GMT)”, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-several-cruise-missiles-south-korean-military-80129/ -
Meeting NATO, Blinken warns Ukraine gains in doubt if no US aid
via defencetalk.comDefenceTalkUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday that Ukraine’s gains over two years of fighting were all in doubt without new US funding, as NATO’s chief visited to lobby Congress. Tens of billions of dollars in US aid has been sent to Ukraine since the invasion in February 2022, but Republican lawmakers have grown […]https://www.defencetalk.com/meeting-nato-blinken-warns-ukraine-gains-in-doubt-if-no-us-aid-80125/ -
US vows decisive response to deadly drone attack in Jordan
via defencetalk.comDefenceTalkThe White House vowed Monday to respond decisively to an attack in Jordan it blames on Iran-backed militants, in which a drone slammed into a military base and killed three Americans while troops were in their beds. The casualties — the first US military deaths in an attack in the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-vows-decisive-response-to-deadly-drone-attack-in-jordan-80133/ -
Taiwan detects 33 Chinese military aircraft around island
via defencetalk.comDefenceTalkMore than 30 Chinese military aircraft were detected around Taiwan in a 24-hour window, Taipei’s defence ministry said Saturday, marking the largest show of force around the island since it held crucial elections. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, and has never renounced the use of force to try to bring the self-ruled […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-detects-33-chinese-military-aircraft-around-island-80139/
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