UK Terrorism Law Overhaul Blasted as “Unacceptable” Threat to Free Speech

Jonathan Hall, a UK government-appointed Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has dubbed reforms announced by PM Keir Starmer in this legislative area as "unacceptable" - specifically in how that would restrict freedom of expression.

These changes came as part of the Labour government's reaction to the Southport murders and subsequent protests and unrest.

The issue addressed by Hall's report published this week is the legal definition of terrorism, and whether it needs to be expanded to acts of extreme violence like those perpetrated by Axel Rudakubana in Southport last summer.

Hall's overall conclusion is that there is no need to amend the definition of terrorism, as it is "already wide."

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