'They will blow you up,' Cameron warns at unveiling of 5-year counter-extremism plan
- 9 years ago
British Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled a new, five-year plan to “tackle the poisonous Islamist ideology that is so hostile to British values.”
I’ll be making a major speech on extremism today – how we can tackle the poisonous Islamist ideology that is so hostile to British values.— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) July 20, 2015
It’s being hailed his most significant speech on extremism to date, so what did he say?
Here’s a summary…
Cancelling children’s passports
Under the new measures, parents will be able to cancel their children’s passports if they fear their offspring are becoming radicalised. This, it is hoped will help prevent under 16s from travelling to Syria or Iraq to join jihadist groups such as the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
“I know how worried some people are that their children might turn to this ideology,” he said, “So I can announce today we are going to introduce a new scheme to enable parents to apply directly to get their child’s passport ca
I’ll be making a major speech on extremism today – how we can tackle the poisonous Islamist ideology that is so hostile to British values.— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) July 20, 2015
It’s being hailed his most significant speech on extremism to date, so what did he say?
Here’s a summary…
Cancelling children’s passports
Under the new measures, parents will be able to cancel their children’s passports if they fear their offspring are becoming radicalised. This, it is hoped will help prevent under 16s from travelling to Syria or Iraq to join jihadist groups such as the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
“I know how worried some people are that their children might turn to this ideology,” he said, “So I can announce today we are going to introduce a new scheme to enable parents to apply directly to get their child’s passport ca