Prevent strategy

‘Overwhelmed’ Prevent at risk of missing threats as referrals rise, UK counter-terror chief says

by The Guardian | Apr 2, 2026 | Counter-terrorism policy, Police, Politics, Prevent strategy, The Guardian, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism | 0 |

Exclusive: Laurence Taylor says separate scheme needed to report concerns over young people’s non-ideological interest in extreme violenceThe scheme meant to identify people before they become terrorists is being “overwhelmed”...

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

by The Guardian | Nov 23, 2025 | Home Office, Palestine Action, Politics, Prevent strategy, Protest, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: Member of homeland security group says anti-terrorism Prevent scheme risks being overwhelmed by Palestine advocatesThe anti-terrorism Prevent programme risks being overwhelmed because of the government’s ban on...

Lammy says he was not ‘equipped with the details’ when facing questions on mistaken prisoner release at PMQs – as it happened

by The Guardian | Nov 6, 2025 | Climate crisis, Conservatives, Cop30, Crime, David Lammy, Gordon Brown, Immigration and asylum, Keir Starmer, Kent, Labour, Land ownership, Local government, Migration, Politics, Poverty, Prevent strategy, Prisons and probation, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, Scotland, Scottish politics, The Guardian, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism | 0 |

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in custody, but described the spike in release mistakes as...

Lammy says he was not ‘equipped with the details’ when facing questions on mistaken prisoner release at PMQs – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Nov 6, 2025 | Climate crisis, Conservatives, Cop30, Crime, David Lammy, Gordon Brown, Immigration and asylum, Keir Starmer, Kent, Labour, Land ownership, Local government, Migration, Politics, Poverty, Prevent strategy, Prisons and probation, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, Scotland, Scottish politics, The Guardian, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism | 0 |

Deputy PM accused of being ‘dishonest’ and his performance at PMQs ‘a disgrace’ by Tory MPsDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in custody, but described the spike in...

‘More clowns than Billy Smart’s circus’ – Reform UK under fire as Kent council holds first full meeting since video leak – live

by The Guardian | Nov 6, 2025 | Conservatives, Crime, David Lammy, Immigration and asylum, Kent, Labour, Land ownership, Local government, Migration, Politics, Prevent strategy, Prisons and probation, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, Scotland, Scottish politics, The Guardian, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism | 0 |

Embattled Reform UK leader of Kent county council offers single word reply of ‘yes’ when asked if behaviour in line with Nolan principlesDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is...

Lammy says spike in mistaken prison releases is ‘unacceptable’ and welcomes Billy Smith’s return to jail – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Nov 6, 2025 | Conservatives, Crime, David Lammy, Immigration and asylum, Labour, Land ownership, Migration, Politics, Prevent strategy, Prisons and probation, Robert Jenrick, Scotland, Scottish politics, The Guardian, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism | 0 |

Deputy PM says government is ‘modernising’ prison systems as one of two mistakenly released inmates turns himself inDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in custody, but...

‘I shouldn’t have to fight for answers’: David Amess’s daughter on the MP’s murder and her fury at his friends and colleagues

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2025 | Crime, Essex, Home Office, Life and style, Politics, Prevent strategy, Southend-on-Sea, The Guardian, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism | 0 |

Almost four years on, Katie Amess thinks she will never recover from losing her father. And she isn’t convinced anything has been done to prevent future tragediesThe last time Katie Amess saw her dad, the Conservative MP Sir...

UK may need new scheme to detect people obsessed with violence, report to say

by The Guardian | Jul 14, 2025 | Counter-terrorism policy, Crime, Politics, Prevent strategy, Southport attack, The Guardian, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, Yvette Cooper | 0 |

Exclusive: Report into Prevent criticises handling of Southport attacker and man who killed MP David AmessA new scheme to detect people who are obsessed with violence before they kill, such as the Southport attacker Axel...

Prevent chief departs after damning inquiry over Southport attack

by The Guardian | Mar 28, 2025 | Counter-terrorism policy, England, Merseyside, Politics, Prevent strategy, Southport attack, The Guardian, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism | 0 |

Michael Stewart had led counter-terrorism programme since 2020, and reviews exposed its basic failures The head of the government’s controversial counter-terrorism programme Prevent is leaving his position after a damning...

Misspelling of Southport killer’s name may have caused Prevent to close case, MPs told

by The Guardian | Feb 5, 2025 | Crime, England, House of Commons, Knife crime, Merseyside, Politics, Prevent strategy, Southport attack, The Guardian, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism | 0 |

Review finds Axel Rudakubana’s surname was incorrect in one of three referrals to scheme to spot potential terroristsThe misspelt name of the Southport killer in the government’s database for potential terrorists may have...

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s case closed ‘prematurely’ by Prevent, MPs told – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Feb 5, 2025 | Chagos Islands, Conservatives, Counter-terrorism policy, Denmark, Donald Trump, Gaza, Greenland, House of Commons, Israel, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Local elections, Local government, Mauritius, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, PMQs, Police, Politics, Prevent strategy, Priti Patel, Southport attack, Steve Reed, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Southport killer was referred to Prevent three times but there was sufficient concern case should have been kept activeThis is from Max Kendix from the Times.EXCLUSIVE: More than five million lose the chance to vote in local...

Police did not think Axel Rudakubana would be radicalised, says leaked report

by The Guardian | Jan 25, 2025 | Police, Politics, Prevent strategy, Southport attack, The Guardian, UK news, Yvette Cooper | 0 |

Home Office review will criticise counterterrorism officers for not taking into account Southport killer’s obsession with extreme violenceCounter-terrorism officers did not believe Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was “in danger...

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