Chancellor Rishi Sunak said in an impromptu speech in Downing Street on Friday night, following left-wing populist George Galloway’s victory in the Rochdale by-election, that Islamists and “far-right” extremists “were “We are trying to tear it apart,” he warned.
From Number 10’s footprints, Mr Sunak said there had been an “alarming increase” in extremist activity on Britain’s streets following the Hamas terror attack on Israel on October 7, adding: “Democracy itself has become a target. “It’s happening,” he warned.
“I’m concerned that our great accomplishment in building the world’s most successful multi-ethnic, multi-religious democracy is being deliberately undermined. There are people here at home who want to tear us apart. “There are forces that want to do that,” the prime minister said.
Since October 7, pro-Palestinian protests have continued in major British cities such as London, featuring extreme rhetoric, including justifying terrorist attacks and calling for genocide against Israel. Security for parliamentarians has also been stepped up over fears of attacks by Islamists, with the Speaker last week claiming he was forced to break protocol because he wanted to protect MPs from violent retaliation.
🚨Breaking news: “Islamic extremists and far-right groups are spreading poison in our country.”
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a series of new actions to tackle extremism in the UK. pic.twitter.com/1JjwPuJF6p
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But despite the apparent one-sidedness of the extremist threat, Mr Sunak made sure to include both “far-right” and Islamist groups in his speech, saying: They are equally desperate to pretend that their violence is somehow justified, when in fact these groups are two sides of the same extremist coin.
“Neither group accepts that change in our country can only come through peaceful democratic processes. Both hate that we are a pluralistic, modern country. Neither want to turn British people against British people and weaponize the evils of anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred for their own purposes.”
Sunak continued, “The Islamic faith, peacefully practiced by millions of our fellow citizens, is a radical political ideology of Islamism aimed at separating Muslims from the rest of society.” “It is not the same thing,” he said.
“Islamic extremists and far-right groups are spreading a poison, and that poison is extremism. It aims to rob us of confidence in ourselves as a people and in our shared future.
“They want us to doubt ourselves, to doubt each other, to doubt our country’s history and achievements. They want us to doubt ourselves, to doubt each other, to doubt our country’s history and achievements. They want us to accept moral equivalence. They believe that our countries, and the West more generally, are solely responsible for the world’s ills, and that we They want us to believe that our allies are the problem. In short, they are trying to crush our confidence and our hopes.”
British spy chief admits ‘tens of thousands’ of Islamists pose biggest terror threat – but MSM hypes ‘far right’ https://t.co/PtaW0v5ZCC
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) October 16, 2020
The unscheduled speech followed the victory of left-wing populist George Galloway in the Rochdale by-election, with his far-left British Labor Party competing against Labor in the election largely on the back of popular support. The Conservatives won both. Many Muslims live in this area. After the victory, Mr. Galloway declared in his victory speech, “This is for Gaza.”
Mr Sunak’s speech was widely criticized from across the political spectrum, including left-wing trade unionist Paul Embury. Said: “A far-right group?” Which “far-right group”? Britain’s far right has never been more powerless. what is he doing? ”
Despite persistent media coverage of the “far right,” British security services have long acknowledged that the greatest threat posed by extremists is from Islamic extremists.
Britain ignores Islamists and labels ‘mainstream’ right-wingers potential terrorists – Leaked reviewhttps://t.co/TpeBF3BT5e
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) May 18, 2022
Leif Heidel Manko, a historian and political commentator at the New Culture Forum, called Sunak’s statement “weak” and said it was “a speech for 2004, not 2024”. Stated.
“Sunak is still so scared of political correctness that he can’t talk about the mountain of Islam without also mentioning the far-right molehill. It was a speech with no policy or solutions. It recognized the dark side of diversity. “No. There is no warning that Pakistani politics is coming to Rochdale. There are no plans to combat extremism in mosques or Muslim ghettos. There is nothing about restricting immigration from Islamic extremist hotspots.” said. Said.
Indeed, under Mr Sunak’s leadership, immigration continues to hit new highs, with Britain applying for a record 1.4 million visas last year, despite long-standing Tory promises to cut immigration post-Brexit. was issued.
British Prime Minister slams ‘mob rule’ in country he is theoretically in charge of https://t.co/Rf5Qxth5Un
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 1, 2024
