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PM calls on libraries to join the fight against extremism.
Byline: Mark Chillingworth
PM calls on libraries to join the fight against extremism
Mark Chillingworth
Gordon Brown has called on universities and their libraries to join the fight against extremism and terrorism.
In a statement to MPs, the prime minister stressed the importance of higher education, funding bodies and library services in promoting greater understanding of different faiths.
In a Commons speech that covered threats to rail passengers, increased security staffing and a new border control force, the prime minister said: "It is by seeking to build on shared interests and shared values that we will isolate extremists and foster understanding across faiths."
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