The British government has announced contentious new counter-extremism measures inspired by an extremism definition championed by former Conservative minister Michael Gove and denounced by critics as authoritarian.
Earlier this week considerable fanfare surrounded Communities Secretary Steve Reed announcing a new, non-statutory, definition of anti-Muslim hostility.
The definition was widely attacked by Reform and Tory politicians who said it undermines free speech. At the same time it was welcomed by some Muslim groups and criticised by others, who argued it was insufficiently strong.
But alongside the definition, Reed also announced the adoption of another definition - which went relatively unnoticed in the national media.
The Labour government's "Protecting What Matters" policy, which the anti-Muslim hostility definition was unveiled as part of, introduces a raft of new measures on community cohesion and integration.
