Sunak backs stronger policing of protests in bid to ‘tackle extremism’

Sunak supported tougher action on extremists by the police, universities and the home office during his speech on 1 March.Source: Reuters

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00:00 This week I've met with senior police officers and made clear it is the public's expectation

00:06 that they will not merely manage these protests but police them.

00:10 And I say this to the police, we will back you when you take action.

00:17 But if we are asking more of the police, we in government must also back up that call

00:22 with action.

00:24 To that end, this month the government will implement a new, robust framework for how

00:30 it deals with this issue.

00:32 To ensure that we are dealing with the root causes of this problem and that no extremist

00:37 organisations or individuals are being lent legitimacy by their actions and interactions

00:43 with central government.

00:45 You cannot be part of our civic life if your agenda is to tear it down.

00:51 We will redouble our support for the Prevent programme to stop young minds being poisoned

00:56 by extremism.

00:58 We will demand that universities stop extremist activity on campus.

01:02 We will also act to prevent people entering this country whose aim is to undermine its

01:07 values.

01:08 The Home Secretary has instructed that if those here on visas choose to spew hate or

01:14 protest or seek to intimidate people, we will remove their right to be here.