UK’s PM says animal rights activists to be treated as domestic terrorists, BUT NOT climate change disruptors
UK's PM Boris Johnson said extremism rules developed to tackle domestic terrorism could be applied to anti-fox-hunting and animal rights activists.
MILKEY SMITH: ‘Boris Johnson has suggested extremism rules developed to tackle domestic terrorism could be applied to anti-fox-hunting activists. Mr Johnson told a pro-hunting group that activists who disrupt their events could face rules developed by the Government in response to recommendations by the Commission for Countering Extremism. The Commission is considering the rise of far right, islamic and other kinds of extremism.
Mr Johnson made the suggestion in answer to a question from the Countryside Alliance during his successful leadership campaign. The group say they asked him: “Will you commit to implementing measures to counter animal rights extremism, including any relevant recommendations from the Government’s Commission for Countering Extremism, which is due to report this summer?”
In reply, Mr Johnson said: “While I am committed to protecting animal welfare, I will not tolerate extremism, intimidation and abuse irrespective of the motives that drive it. According to the Farmer’s Guardian, he added: “I will consider any recommendations that come from the Commission [for Countering Extremism].” When he was MP for Henley in the early 2000s, Mr Johnson repeatedly voted against a ban on fox-hunting’. SOURCE…
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