Public left ‘at risk’ over UK counter-terrorism strategy, says Prevent review author

William Shawcross says Home Office ignored key recommendations and more attention should be paid to Islamist extremism

The author of a controversial review of Britain’s counter-terrorism strategy claims the public have been left “at risk” because many of his key recommendations have been ignored.

In a heavily criticised review of Prevent for the Home Office last year, William Shawcross concluded that it had concentrated too much on the far-right and not enough on Islamist extremism.