Calling Gaza protesters extremist risks dividing UK, says government adviser

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Exclusive: Dame Sara Khan warns that framing demonstrations as Islamist extremism is ‘far-fetched and untrue’

A UK government adviser on social cohesion has described attempts to portray protesters on pro-Palestinian marches as extremist as both “outrageous” and dangerous.

Dame Sara Khan, who is carrying out a review of the resilience of the UK’s democracy for Michael Gove, said such claims risked further dividing the country.

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