Commission for Countering Extremism
The Commission for Countering Extremism is a legal body set up by the British Conservative government in 2018 'to stamp out extremist ideology in all its forms'.
It is tasked with identifying and challenging extremism, advising ministers on new policies and promoting “pluralistic British values”.
Controversy over choice of new commissioner
In January 2018 home secretary Amber Rudd announced she had appointed campaigner Sara Khan to lead the commission, prompting strong criticism from politicians such as Baroness Warsi and Labour MP Naz Shah as well as Muslim groups. [1]
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- ↑ Jamie Grierson, Choice of new UK anti-extremism chief criticised as 'alarming', Guardian, 25 January 2018, accessed same day
