Nigel Farage has slammed the new definition of extremism definition.
Speaking on GBNews the former Brexit Party leader said: “The law is the law and what the police ought to do is enforce the law. Part of the anger of many of us is they’re simply not doing that and when they do, they misapply it.
“Twenty five years ago when I was first elected to the European Parliament, particularly leaving the European Union, I was literally met officially with the Foreign Office who thought I was something akin to a terrorist – had this definition been in place then, I very much doubt the electoral commission would have allowed me to stand as a candidate.
“It’s all about interpretation. And the worry is, this is now open to abuse and the Tories have been terrible on the rise of woke, once Labour gets in, we could all be banned.
“I think the government are not sure what to do because had the definition seemed to be aimed at Islamists, they would have been accused of prejudice and wouldn’t have recovered. The new definition can be interpreted by how the government and civil servants of the day choose to interpret it. I’d like to see the whole thing scrapped. Let’s go back to the law.”
The new definition comes in the wake of the Prime Minister’s promise to crack down on extremism and hatred. Michael Gove said a surge in extremism in the wake of the war in Israel and Gaza poses a “real risk” to Britain.
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