Member

I turn to Amendment 370A from the noble Lord, Lord Walney. We agree that political violence has no place in society, and the Government are committed to countering extremism in all its forms. However, this amendment would create a new designation regime for extremist behaviour below the terrorism threshold. Deciding which groups, if any, meet the threshold for such a regime would be challenging. The effect of this provision would risk conflating legitimate protests with criminality in a manner that could impact democratic engagement.