dame sarah khan's revlzw, k at the time,er said response to dame sarah khan's revlzw, k at the time,zw, k at the time, there cani as i said at the time, there can be absolutely no excuse for the intimidation and threats against him. is the teacher. whilst him. this is the teacher. whilst i advocate of free i am a strong advocate of free speech right to peaceful speech and the right to peaceful protest, also fully protest, i'm also fully supportive restricting supportive of restricting protests as protests outside schools as recommended by the report. yes, okay, restricting protest okay, but restricting protest outside quite possibly outside schools quite possibly does very little to actually resolve core issue , resolve the real core issue, which of the people which is some of the people involved those protests. but involved in those protests. but coming as russia torment coming up as russia torment and abuse terror suspects abuse for moscow terror suspects with one force fed his own ear by putin's agents, is the torture of terrorists ever justified ? but next, i bring you justified?

so i am pleased that sarah khan will that dame sarah khan will be addressing her addressing this in herhe prime minister has said, the time has come for us all to stand together to combat the forces of division and to beat this poison, the liberties that we hold indeed the hold dear and indeed the democratic principles were all sent uphold, require to sent here to uphold, require to us counter and challenge the extremists who seek to intimidate , to coerce, and to intimidate, to coerce, and to divide. we have to be clear eyed about the threat we face, precise about where that threat comes from, and rigorous in defending that defending our democracy. that means upholding freedom of expression, religion, and belief. when they are threatened, facing down harassment supporting harassment and hate, supporting the communities facing the greatest challenge from extremist activity and ensuring this house and this country are safe, free and united. i commend this statement the house. this statement to the house. >> i now call the shadow secretary of state, angela rayner. raynen >> thank you, mr

and dame sarah khan's makes that very khan's report makes that very clear. important clear.ar. it is important for all of challenge it, but of us to challenge it, but saying we challenge it saying that if we challenge it and the kind person who's and i'm the kind of person who's been challenging for years and had of harassment from had a lot of harassment from islamist lot islamist extremists, a lot of intimidation, stepped islamist extremists, a lot of intimifrom n, stepped islamist extremists, a lot of intimifrom a stepped islamist extremists, a lot of intimifrom a governmentepped islamist extremists, a lot of intimifrom a government role d down from a government role because of the intimidation myself. the fact is, government must step up and support individuals who challenge these extremist groups trying to undermine our ability to speak in our own society . so. in our own society. so. >> so let me ask you that you've had this experience recently. you you were put up for a job, you were intimidated, you withdrew . have you had the sort withdrew. have you had the sort of

let us know your thoughts about sarah khan had about what dame sarah khan had to but coming to say theree'll to the msp we'll be speaking to the msp member of the scottish parliament threatening to parliament who's threatening to take legal action against police scotland a tweet he scotland because a tweet he posted, has been logged as a hate incident. we'll get the lowdown welcome back. it's 1224. and labour's plan to decarbonise the grid by 2030 could cost taxpayers an extra £116 billion over the next 11 years. that's according to new analysis. >> yes . and this is the plan to >> yes. and this is the plan to decarbonise the electricity grid. so it's a different goal from the 2050 net zero goal. this is just about electricity generation. but labour's , shadow generation. but labour's, shadow energy secretary has an idea of his own. take a listen. >> so my friend is blowing in the wind. >> the answer. >> the answer. >> well , there's ed miliband, >> well, there's ed miliband, the shadow energy and net zero secretary. si king tattooed. not a talent to wind turbines, which clearly a part o

teacher is still in hiding at the this is the moment, and this is a special independent review by dame sarah khan've seen the review, josh, you're familiar with this story? >> yeah, it's very upsetting. even when you read it. still, three years later , the he was three years later, the he was failed by the school who suspended him ? yes, initially he suspended him? yes, initially he was failed by the police. who didn't defend him, and he received death threats. and him and his family and he was failed by the council, who didn't step up at all. so this i would argue, is a good step. i think there's 15 points in this report, one of being that report, one of them being that you shouldn't be able protest you shouldn't be able to protest outside intimidate outside schools, intimidate teachers the teachers unless it's the school's, on strike. >> but, helen, can i ask you, what do you think about this? do you think we should have protests outside of schools? >> well, yes, i do, actually, because i think children learn through observing and experiencing and through observing and ethink ncing and through

dame sarah khan earlier this week said she'd spoken to the batley grammar school teacher, said he hasdal thoughts, said that he had been ignored and let down by authorities and that had made it made it worse for him . he made made it worse for him. he made clear the sir keir starmer he is concerned about it and also he will he will adopt if he becomes prime minister. one of dame sarah ideas that there sarah khan's ideas that there should this 150 metre buffer should be this 150 metre buffer zone around schools, that you can't protest at the school gate, you must withdraw 150m or so. we haven't yet seen what the government will do. the tory government. we're going to hear from before from their response before the end of july. clearly sir keir end of july. so clearly sir keir starmer going ahead that. starmer is going ahead of that. and trying to the front and trying to go on the front foot about issue of the foot about the issue of the batley school teacher. batley grammar school teacher. and him, you and also i asked him, will you try and make sure that other teachers aren't bullied

and a report out by dame sarah khan just on tuesday this week said that we are moving into a new kindin schools where teachers who don't comply with the new world order, be it trans issues or be it showing cartoons of the prophet muhammad, are finding themselves thrown under the bus, isn't this movement towards compelled speech? isn't that a dangerous thing , i don't think we're thing, i don't think we're throwing people under the bus here. >> i think what we're trying to do is create a society where we get along with each other, and we all have mutual respect for our beliefs. >> and i think the problem comes where the beliefs become weaponized. >> they're there to prove point. >> they're they're not for the benefit of society . and yes, benefit of society. and yes, i have beliefs about a religion which i do not express to people publicly. i have beliefs about other things which i do not express. but where does where does the tolerance of intolerance get us if we're not careful? the freedom of speech can extend to racist, anti—semitic, islamophobic type remarks. and we'd all, i'm sure

a review led by independent government adviser dame sarah khan has been published today, pointing tovels of harassment posing a serious threat to schools . it found more than 75% schools. it found more than 75% of the public feel they can't speak their mind, and 27% have employed security or moved homes orjobs employed security or moved homes or jobs as part employed security or moved homes orjobs as part of her review, or jobs as part of her review, dame sarah's recommending the establishment of an exclusion zone for protests outside of schools. she told gb news victims need more support from the police . the police. >> many victims, again, they told me repeatedly, was that the police are saying this hasn't crossed any criminal threshold . crossed any criminal threshold. it might be because some of this behaviour is taking place on onune behaviour is taking place on online forums and is not being sent directly to the victim. that doesn't lessen impact that doesn't lessen the impact on victims are seeing this on victims who are seeing this behaviour online that's being directed at to

that was the finding of dame sarah carter astonishing government review. now, khan struggle find a better struggle to find a better example than in stoke on trent. so the city has historically been a hotbed for far right and islamist extremism. look, let's just start with the far right, okay. so 2003, the bnp established itself as the main opposition to the labour party. later in 2010, the english defence league held a 1300 person march through the city. there have also been cases of historic racial violence against minority communities, and today there is evidence apparently of neo—nazi activity. and then, of course, there's the islamists banned terrorist groups hizb ut—tahrir and al—muhajiroun with a foothold there since the early 1990s. by the way, usman khan , 1990s. by the way, usman khan, the london bridge terrorist, was active in the stoke on trent islamist groups , as was kamran islamist groups, as was kamran hussain, an imam who was found guilty in 2017 of preaching islamist terrorism at the city's high street mosque. now hizb ut—tahrir have their own commu

found adviser dame saira khan, found that more than 75% of the public feel they can't speak their mind. 27% have employed security or moved jobs or house. as part of her review, dame sarahmmending the establishment of an exclusion zone for protests outside schools . and protests outside schools. and lastly, sarah, duchess of york, says she's full of admiration for the princess of wales. after the announcement about her treatment for cancer. writing on social media today, the duchess said she hopes kate will now be given the time, space and privacy to heal . those are your privacy to heal. those are your top stories. for the very latest news, sign up to gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news .com/ alerts . or go to gb news .com/ alerts. >> thanks very much for that, polly. i am michelle dewberry and i'm with you till 7:00 tonight. so if you're listening tonight. so if you're listening to those headlines, there are you in blackpool, in blackpool south. there that south. that seat there that we're going to have another by—election. i always hear i we're going to have another by—election. i always heari say by—election. i always hear i say it in li