Theresa May set to declare the end of ‘anything goes’ approach to extremist views

‘In a keynote speech about the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy, she will insist that living in a free democracy does not mean tolerating the promotion of sickening and violent ideologies for Islamists and other fanatics.

And she will call for the “proud promotion of British values” to be at the core of the drive against extremism and terrorism.

In a speech in London, she will say: “The starting point of the new strategy is the emphatic rejection of the misconception that in a liberal democracy like Britain, “anything goes”, the belief that living in a society like ours means there aren’t really any fundamental rules or norms.

“Instead, the foundation stone of our new strategy is the proud promotion of British values.’

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