Rolling coverage of all the day’s developments as they happen, including David Cameron’s Today interview and his statement to MPs about Tunisia and the EU summitTheresa May flying to Tunisia for security talksCameron says Islamic State poses ‘existential threat’ to BritainCameron’s Today interview - Summary 9.16am BST Even before the attack in Tunisia David Cameron had made it clear that he intended to adopt a more hard-edged approach to the problem posed by Islamist extremism than he did when he had had to govern in parternship with the Lib Dems. The week after the general election, as he unveiled plans for a counter-terrorism bill including banning orders and disruption orders, he said that for too long Britain had been “a passively tolerant society”. He expanded on this theme in a major speech in Bratislava. And today, in his Telegraph interview and his Today interview, he essentially repeated his commitment to what he is now calling a “full-spectrum” approach to the problem.But some of his language was striking. He also had an announcement to make, and some interesting things to say about Greece and the EU.It is an existential threat because what’s happening here is the perversion of a great religion, and the creation of this poisonous death cult that is seducing too many young minds in Europe, in America, in the Middle East and elsewhere. This is going to be the struggle of our generation and we have to fight it with everything that we can.I wish the BBC would stop calling it an Islamic State, because it is not an Islamic state. What it is is an appalling, barbarous regime. It is a perversion of the religion of Islam. Many Muslims listening to this programme will recoil every time they hear the words Islamic State. So-called [Islamic State] or Isil is better.If the Greek people vote yes, they are voting for the sort of deal that was put forward by the institutions and therefore voting to have that as an option. If they vote no, I find it hard to see how that is consistent with staying in the euro, because I think there would be a very significant default and a very significant problem. 8.30am BST Q: If Greece leaves, then the EU will worry more about Britain leaving.Cameron says Britain brings a lot to the EU. He hopes these matters can be fixed. Continue reading...
 |
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.theguardian.com |
