Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:29 pm on 2 July 2025.
The Earl of Courtown
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords)
3:29,
2 July 2025
My Lords, as the Minister said in her earlier answers, it is vital that His Majesty’s Government leverage their influence to try to ease tensions arising between communities. However, the Government have a more fundamental duty to make sure that those tensions are not imported into the United Kingdom. A Home Office report, commissioned by the Home Secretary, pointed out that Hindu nationalism was one of the most serious threats to domestic security. What is the Minister doing to prevent foreign nationalism becoming an internal threat?
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