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Calls for changes to counter-extremism policy

An influential group of Lords and MPs has called on the government to re-think a key part of its counter-extremism policy.
Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights said Theresa May should review the controversial Prevent strategy, which is intended to stop young Muslims from being radicalised.
In particular, the committee's report said conflicting duties were being imposed on universities: "The duty to promote free speech, whilst at the same time preventing the expression of extremist views."
The report goes on to say that it's likely to cause "uncertainty, particularly for university administrators."
Joanna Gosling spoke to Rupert Sutton at the Henry Jackson Society's Student Rights project, which campaigns to raise awareness of extremism on University campuses and Dr Arshad Isakjee, from Birmingham University, who has looked at Muslim views on government policy.

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