James O'Brien skewers Sunak over plans to brand those 'vilifying' UK as 'extremists'

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'Who's vilified us more in the last few years than Boris Johnson?' James O'Brien reacts as PM contender Rishi Sunak vows to treat anyone who 'hates and vilifies' the UK as 'extremists'. mrjamesob

, people who ‘vilify’ Britain would be treated as extremists and referred to the Government’s Prevent programme.

Mr Sunak said: "There is no more important duty for a prime minister than keeping our country and our people safe. Whether redoubling our efforts to tackle Islamist extremism or rooting out those who are vocal in their hatred of our country, I will do whatever it takes to fulfil that duty. LBC's James O'Brien, in disbelief, questioned how Rishi Sunak could say "I'm going to treat you like a terrorist if you say mean things about the country" and, James added, "in the same breath saying, 'Britain is a beacon of freedom, tolerance and diversity'."

He said: "Given that the Conservative Party is responsible for turning Britain in to the first country in history to impose economic sanctions on itself; given that the Conservative Party still considers it to be a cause of celebration that we have abolished our own freedom of movement; given that the Conservative Party is placed now, where denying the very existence of racism is rewarded, and where epic incompetence and nation damaging stupidity can see you promoted into Secretary of...

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