A Home Office spokeswoman said: "Extremism causes terrorism and broader social harms including hate crime, honour-based violence and discrimination. The UK government 's inability to accurately define extremism puts it at risk of undermining relations with Muslim countries , according to a report from parliamentary group the Select Committee on Human Rights . The current definition is : " the vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values , including democracy , the rule of law , individual liberty and the mutual respect and understanding of different faiths and beliefs . " The report questioned whether what legal powers could be created to define something that could not be defined , and argued freedom of speech needed to be replaced with tackling " religious conservatism . "
The UK government 's inability to accurately define extremism puts it at risk of undermining relations with Muslim countries , according to a report from parliamentary group the Select Committee on Human Rights . The current definition is : " the vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values , including democracy , the rule of law , individual liberty and the mutual respect and understanding of different faiths and beliefs . " The report questioned whether what legal powers could be created to define something that could not be defined , and argued freedom of speech needed to be replaced with tackling " religious conservatism . "