Communities Secretary Michael Gove has used parliamentary privilege to list organisations under review following the announcement of his new extremism definition.
Mr Gove unveiled the new definition of extremism in the Commons on Thursday, using the opportunity to list groups that will be re-assessed as a result."Organisations such as the Muslim Association of Britain, which is the British affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood, and other groups such as Cage and Mend give rise to concern for their Islamist orientation and views," Mr Gove said.
He added that it was the first in "a series of measures to tackle extremism and protect our democracy".
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