The guide placed Extinction Rebellion alongside neo-Nazi groups and jihadists and encouraged public sector workers to report any individuals with links to them to Prevent, the controversial anti-radicalisation programme. A spokesperson for CTPHQ said: “CTPHQ was included in the wider email distribution list for this document. A spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion said: “We need to find out who knew what and when. “I fully respect, and the government respect, the independence of the police, and those guidance documents are part of their independence. City of London police labelled Extinction Rebellion one of its “key threats” in a counter-terrorism assessment and provided awareness training on the climate crisis group across the capital, resulting in “intelligence” tip-offs.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2020 14:03 UTC