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David Cameron sets out five-year plan to combat extremism

David Cameron has set out a five-year plan to combat home-grown extremism, promising to tackle the "failures of integration" that has left some young Britons attracted to Islamic State and other fundamentalist causes. Speaking in Birmingham, the Prime Minister announced measures including:

A new Extremism Bill which will contain "narrowly-targeted" powers to target extremist "facilitators and cult leaders" whose aim is to "groom young people and brainwash their minds.

The introduction of a scheme to enable parents to apply to have their children's passports removed if they suspect them of planning to travel abroad to join a radical group.

Tackling sectarian and communal segregation in schools.

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Parents can apply to cancel passports over extremism fears

David Cameron has said that parents worried their children have been influenced by extremism ideology and may travel to Syria or Iraq to join IS, can apply directly to get their passport cancelled to prevent travel.

Announcing the scheme in Birmingham as he outlined plans to combat extremism, the prime minister said: "Together in partnership let us protect our young people."

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