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Today in Parliament

28/01/2025

Today in Parliament

BBC

Government

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🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Sean Curran reports on a row over the definition of extremism - and on calls for restrictions on newly-qualified drivers.

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0:00.0

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0:04.6

Order! Order.

0:06.9

Hello, I'm Sean Curran, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4.

0:11.4

For Tuesday, the 28th of January, when the government said there were no plans to widen the definition of extremism,

0:18.5

after parts of a Home Office report were leaked.

0:21.4

The Conservative said the definition shouldn't be watered down.

0:25.3

Combating Islamist terrorism is more important than policing the manosphere.

0:30.4

The Foreign Secretary says conflicts and humanitarian disasters in Africa are being overlooked.

0:36.5

There should be no hierarchy of conflicts, but there is one.

0:41.1

Every human life is of equal worth. And there are calls for newly qualified drivers to face restrictions.

0:50.3

The feeling of being told they had found four bodies and they believe one to be my son is indescribable.

0:56.8

But first, the Prime Minister has said the government is looking carefully at how it addresses extremism

1:01.7

after part of a Home Office report was leaked to policy exchange, a centre-right think tank.

1:07.6

The leaks suggested widening the definition of extremism to include

1:12.4

environmental extremism and misogyny. In the commons, the security minister, Dan Jarvis,

1:18.5

said the report did not and would not represent government policy. Many documents are produced

1:24.7

across government as part of commissioned work, which are not implemented and which do not constitute government policy.

1:34.4

This work did not recommend an expansion in the definition of extremism, and there are not, and have never been any plans to do so. He said Islamist extremism and there are not and have never been any plans to do so.

1:46.7

He said Islamist extremism followed by far right extremism were the biggest threats.

1:52.6

The Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said the leaked review contained some

1:57.1

deeply concerning proposals.

1:58.8

The report apparently says that the definition of extremism

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