Question follow-through · 104242

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made about the level of threat from far-left extremism.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
15 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made about the level of threat from far-left extremism.

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, provides a comprehensive framework for tackling all forms of terrorism and is kept under constant review to ensure our approach remains fit for purpose in response to emerging risks and challenges.As outlined ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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