Leicestershire's chief constable has defended the Government's Prevent anti-radicalisation programme.Simon Cole, who has national responsibility for the programme as a member of the National Police Chiefs' Council, said a number of stories which had been reported nationally were factually incorrect.He said Prevent did not solely focus on radical Islam, but also worked with people, chiefly the young, thought to be at risk of becoming involved in racist far-right extremism.Writing in The Guardian...
