Home Secretary vows to crackdown on extremism
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper arrives at Downing Street in central London, following ongoing unrest across parts of the country, August 6, 2024
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YVETTE COOPER announced a crackdown on both Islamist and far-right extremism in Britain today.
The Home Secretary pledged to go after people “pushing harmful and hateful beliefs” and to “kick start” a new approach to address “gaps in the current system.”
The scheme claims to aim at preventing people being drawn towards hateful ideologies, including extreme misogyny or beliefs that fit into broader categories like fixation on violence.
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