Prevent Programme Director Leaving Role – Guido Fawkes

Prevent Programme Director Leaving Role

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The Times reports that the boss of Prevent, Michael Stewart, is to leave his post. This follows intense criticism of the programme after the Southport murders…

Ministers blame Stewart for the notorious Home Office extremism review which claimed “two tier policing” was a “right-wing extremist narrative” and non-crime hate incident reporting should increase. It also said grooming gangs were exploited by right-wing extremists to promote anti-Muslim sentiment. An entirely tone-deaf response which sums up longstanding concerns about the Civil Service’s inability to deal with actual threats…