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Hizb ut-Tahrir

Asked what the position was on, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister made his views on this organisation clear when he was in Opposition and his view remained the same. Hizb ut-Tahrir was an organisation that the Government had significant concerns about and we were closely monitoring activities. However, it was not our practice to comment on whether or not an organisation was or was not under consideration for proscription. A decision to proscribe an organisation needed to be based on evidence that it was concerned with terrorism as defined by the Terrorism Act 2000.

Asked what the particular concerns were with this organisation, the PMS said that it was best to speak to the Home Office for details. We didn’t routinely comment on whether an organisation was being considered for proscription.

Asked if the Prime Minister was happy with the way the law was operating in terms of proscription, the PMS said that we had a robust counter terrorist strategy in place. More generally there was a review underway on counter terrorism and that was due to report shortly.

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to the Home Secretary about this, the PMS said that the Home Secretary was aware of the Prime Minister’s views.

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