New UK laws needed to stop hate speech and extremism, says report

Commission for Countering Extremism says possession of terrorist material should be a crimeMassive gaps in the law allow terrorism to be glorified and hatred to be spread, and a major crackdown is needed to stop more violence being triggered, an official report has said.The report from the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) calls for new laws to be considered, with groups accused of spreading hate facing bans. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/24/new-uk-laws-needed-to-stop-hate-speech-and-extremism-says-report #counter-terrorism_policy #uk_security_and_counter-terrorism #far_right #the_far_right #english_defence_league #uk_news #metropolitan_police #law #islamophobia