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Charities withdraw support for Cage after group's comments on 'Jihadi John'

Two major donors to campaign group Cage have pulled funding in protest at the organisation's apparent defence of the Islamist militant Mohammed Emwazi, known as Jihadi John.

The Charity Commission revealed it had taken "robust action" to demand that the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Roddick Foundation would cease all current and future donations to the group.

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'Claim MI5 is responsible for Jihadi John reprehensible'

Downing Street has labelled a claim MI5 may have contributed to the radicalisation of Mohammed Emwazi, known as "Jihadi John", as "reprehensible".

The masked Islamic State militant known as 'Jihadi John'.

A Number 10 spokeswoman told a Westminster briefing: "It is completely reprehensible to suggest that anyone who carries out such brutal murders - they are the ones responsible and we should not be seeking to put blame on other people, particularly those who are working to keep British citizens safe.

"The people responsible for these murders are the people that we have seen in the videos."

Asked whether Mr Cameron shared the view of murdered British aid worker David Haines's daughter, Bethany, who said victims' families would feel closure only "once there's a bullet between his [Emwazi's] eyes", the spokeswoman replied: "The Prime Minister wants to see the murderers brought to justice."

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