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The UK will no longer tolerate the behaviour of Islamist extremists who "reject our values", Home Secretary Theresa May has said. | The UK will no longer tolerate the behaviour of Islamist extremists who "reject our values", Home Secretary Theresa May has said. |
She said a "partnership" of individuals and communities could tackle the issue. | She said a "partnership" of individuals and communities could tackle the issue. |
Mrs May said everyone in Britain had "responsibilities as well as rights", and must respect laws and institutions. | Mrs May said everyone in Britain had "responsibilities as well as rights", and must respect laws and institutions. |
Speaking in London, she set out proposals - which she wants to bring in after May's election - including the banning of hate preachers. | |
She also announced plans for a review of Sharia courts in England and Wales to examine whether they are compatible with British values. | She also announced plans for a review of Sharia courts in England and Wales to examine whether they are compatible with British values. |
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said Mrs May felt there were "fundamental questions which in a liberal society perhaps we are reluctant to ask and she believes we can no longer duck". | |
He said Mrs May wanted to draw "dividing lines to challenge communities… to decide whether they are on the side of British values or not". | |
'Game is up' | 'Game is up' |
Mrs May said there was "increasing evidence that a small but significant number of people living in Britain - almost all of whom are British citizens - reject our values". | Mrs May said there was "increasing evidence that a small but significant number of people living in Britain - almost all of whom are British citizens - reject our values". |
She said "hundreds" of British citizens had travelled to fight in Syria and Iraq, and raised concerns about the "Trojan Horse plot" in Birmingham. Last week a committee of MPs said that apart from one incident in one school "no evidence of extremism or radicalisation was found by any of the inquiries in any of the schools involved". | |
She said the government wanted to defeat extremism in "all its forms", but said it was "obvious from the evidence that the most serious and widespread form of extremism we need to confront is Islamist extremism". | She said the government wanted to defeat extremism in "all its forms", but said it was "obvious from the evidence that the most serious and widespread form of extremism we need to confront is Islamist extremism". |
Mrs May said extremism could not be "wished away" and outlined policies the Conservatives would bring in if they win May's general election. | |
These included: | These included: |