Ex-home secretaries warn against politicising extremism

Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Amber Rudd said cross-party support is needed to defeat extremism. It comes as the government prepares to set out a new definition of extremism. The open letter was published in the Guardian on Monday. It was signed by the three former Conservative home secretaries.

The three ex-home secretaries signed an open letter along with half a dozen senior counter-terror and extremism experts, urging Conservatives and Labour to work together on the issue. Critics have warned a new definition could be so broad that it could worsen community tensions and expose ministers to legal challenges.

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