Home Secretary Theresa May has warned Britain not to 'sleepwalk' into becoming a sectarian society, and called on Muslims to reject extremism, to embrace British values and give their daughters more freedom.
In her party conference speech, Mrs May has urged all communities to recognise both the “rights and responsibilities” of living in a tolerant society.
Next year, new laws to ban extremist groups and curb the activities of “harmful” hate preachers will be brought in if the Conservatives win the general elections. This will include barring some from public speaking and forcing others to have posts on Facebook and Twitter vetted.
She added that Muslims and people of other faiths enjoyed enormous protection and freedom in the UK, and must reciprocate by respecting “the rule of law, democracy, equality, and free speech”.
