Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to the
Government’s decision to not publish the extremism funding report in full,
said:
“The public has a right to know if any governments, foreign
or domestic organisations or individuals are funding extremism in this
country, and what the UK government intends to do to prevent that.
“Of course, security intelligence should not be compromised but
this is easily achieved by redaction and other means. The Government would
never have commissioned this report if it considered this problem
insurmountable.
“Instead, there is a strong suspicion this report is being
suppressed to protect this Government’s trade and diplomatic priorities,
including in relation to Saudi Arabia. The only way to allay those suspicions
is to publish the report in full.”
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