Muslim Brotherhood

(asked on 28th April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of a potential increase in the activity of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK as a result of the economic downturn during the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
Victoria Atkins Portrait
Victoria Atkins
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
This question was answered on 11th May 2020

The Government keeps under review the activities of those associated with the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK in accordance with the five commitments included in the former Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament.

The Government’s five commitments from the review are to:

  • refuse visas to members and associates of the Muslim Brotherhood, in line with our existing policy guidelines and our approach to all forms of extremism;
  • seek to ensure charities that have links to the Muslim Brotherhood are not misused to support or finance the Muslim Brotherhood instead of their lawful charitable purpose;
  • strengthen liaison arrangements with international partners to ensure that allegations of illicit funding or other misuse of charities are robustly investigated and appropriate action taken;
  • enforce the EU asset freeze on Hamas; and
  • keep under review whether the views and activities of the Muslim Brotherhood meet the legal test for proscription.

We have made no assessment on any increase in activity resulting from the economic situation.

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