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HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. Lady is right. This starts off in ignorance and is then exploited. The situation is different in different constituencies. In my constituency, people visit different…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. Gentleman has great foresight; watch this space.18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI totally agree.18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismAs I said to one of the hon. Gentleman’s honourable colleagues, we asked the Law Commission to review hate crime to make sure that the legislation is fit for the 21st century, and…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismWhen I see Islamophobia in the media, it breaks down into three reasons: laziness, because the journalist could not be bothered to find out about what they were writing about;…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismOn the last point, I will make sure that the Home Secretary replies to that request. I am very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman on a regular basis, with his communities if he…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThat is an immature comment. The reality is that, when we talk about tolerance, we talk not about no-platforming or shutting up people with whom we disagree; we talk about a…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very good suggestion. At the CHOGM that happened last year there was a session or two on cyber, but his recommendation is a valid one. I will nick…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismBritish Muslims are part of Britain. That is it. They are no lesser than any one of us; we are all the same. We all share different politics and different views. We all have views…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. Lady makes the right point. Many characteristics are shared across the spectrum of violent extremism. Whether it is Islamist/Daesh/ISIL extremism or far-right extremism,…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI am grateful to the hon. Lady for asking her question, so that the Government can put on record their position on extreme right-wing, neo-Nazi and other types of violent…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI still believe that the best way to challenge the ignorance and misinformation spread by the likes of Katie Hopkins is to call them out and challenge their argument. The best way…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI have long been a good friend of Baroness Warsi. I read her book and met with her, and indeed I encouraged her to apply to be the extremism commissioner at the time the post was…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismThe hon. Lady will know that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has been listening and has been making representations on that. At the last police funding settlement, we…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI hope that when the White Paper comes out that the hon. Lady is not disappointed. Given the way the internet is constructed, we have to make sure that regulation works. There is…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI do not, and neither do the police or the intelligence services I work with, in any way miss or fail to recognise the threat from the far right. It was this Government who first…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismFirst, a good economy is certainly one of the ways we can try to make sure that people feel more empowered. We will differ about how to go about that between both sides of the…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI completely agree with what the hon. Lady has said on all her points. Yes, those who made any profit from that horrendous streaming should donate it.18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismHow we respond to that tolerance is about mutual respect: whether we disagree and disagree in a manner that accepts people as equals or whether we disagree and denigrate them for…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismAll I can say is that we have very strong links with the Welsh Government and the police and counter-terrorism units in Wales. I have visited a number of sites. We speak…18 Mar 2019