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The Latest Breaking News from Prevent

Mahmood promises murdered MP’s family independent review into state failings

Sir David Amess’s family have made repeated calls for a public inquiry since his death in 2021.

Evening Standard

Murdered MP’s family promised independent review into state failings

Former home secretary Yvette Cooper previously wrote to Sir David’s family to reject their calls for an inquiry

The Independent UK

UK teacher referred to counter-terrorism programme after showing Trump videos to politics class

Oxfordshire lecturer accused of causing students 'emotional harm' and forced to resign from £44,000-a-year post

Evening Standard

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Anti-terror police tell parents don’t ignore Adolescence warnings on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Detectives say record number of under-18s are being referred to Prevent due to concerns of radicalisation in London

Evening Standard

Home Office official raises alarm that Palestine Action ban could see innocent people criminalised

Palestine Action was proscribed in July after a group of protesters vandalised planes at RAF Brize Norton

The Independent UK

Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, Home Office official says

Exclusive: Member of homeland security group says anti-terrorism Prevent scheme risks being overwhelmed by Palestine advocates

The Guardian - UK

Babies and toddlers referred to counterterror scheme hundreds of times

Nearly half of referrals for children under the age of 10 were for ‘Islamist’ concerns

The Independent UK

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Prevent ‘very ineffective’ in dealing with political extremism – Dominic Grieve

A review found that counter-terrorism measures including the law used to ban Palestine Action and Prevent are being used too widely.

Evening Standard

Major review finds current definition of terrorism is too broad

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The Independent UK

Anti-terrorism Prevent scheme 'not fit for purpose', damning review finds

Scheme criticised over the case of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana needs ‘radical overhaul’, three year review finds

Evening Standard

Terror law used to ban Palestine Action being used too widely, report warns

A three-year review also found that anti-radicalisation scheme Prevent is ‘not fit for purpose’

The Independent UK

Parental failure and gaps in the law: why the Southport atrocity was preventable

After nine weeks of inquiry evidence, a picture has emerged of systemic breakdown and poor information sharing

The Guardian - UK

Prevent referrals surge to record high following Southport murders as almost 1,400 people reported in London

The South East saw 1,397 people reported to the counter-terror scheme, with London close behind at 1,354

Evening Standard

Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows

Total referrals reach record high, with 21% being due to ‘extreme rightwing concerns’ and 10% to Islamist ideology

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The Independent UK

Counter terror police struggling to cope as Prevent referrals hit record high in wake of Southport attack

A record 8,778 people were referred to the government’s anti-extremism scheme in the year to March 2025

Evening Standard

Officials bracing for record number of referrals to anti-extremism scheme

The surge began in the wake of the murders in Southport in June 2024.

Evening Standard

Anti-terror chief: Releasing Huntingdon train suspect's ethnicity amid social media claims was 'excellent'

Earlier, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the suspect was not known to MI5 or anti-terror police

Evening Standard

Southport Inquiry hears of killer’s comments about the Taliban

Axel Rudakubana was said to have compared the Taliban to the US government.

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Evening Standard

Concerns about Southport attacker’s ‘extreme views’ raised when he was 15

An assessment by a support worker noted Axel Rudakubana was at risk of being involved in ‘left-wing extremist behaviours’.

Evening Standard

Family of MP Sir David Amess ‘still without answers’ four years after his murder

His killer, Ali Harbi Ali, had been referred to the Government’s counter-terror programme Prevent programme.

Evening Standard

Southport killer referral ‘would have continued if officer saw internet history’

Ps Carmen Thompson of Counter Terrorism Policing North West gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Police feared Southport killer could be ‘terrorist’ five years before attack

Axel Rudakubana killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

The Guardian - UK

Southport killer was discharged from mental health services six days before attack, inquiry hears

Chronology of Axel Rudakubana’s engagement with Camhs published and inquiry hears statement from killer’s brother

The Guardian - UK

Girl who stabbed teachers in Welsh school had been considered for Prevent

Multi-agency report says girl at 13 had fascination with Hitler, weapons and claimed to speak German and Russian

The Independent UK

Hitler-obsessed teen who stabbed her teachers was considered for anti-terror programme before attack

The girl, 13, had taken a ball bearing gun in her bag to a previous school

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