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The report, produced by the Home Office under Yvette Cooper's watch, has also been slammed by a member of the government.

She told GB News: “Let me just say this is a leaked report that ministers do not agree with, so I wouldn't set much store in it.

“All I wanted to say really is to clarify that for us as a government, the two main priorities that the police force and others have to prioritise is Islamic extremism and right-wing ideology.

“That remains the case, but we will set out a more considered and comprehensive view of extremism in due course. But this is a leaked report and ministers have been very clear that we reject its findings.”

In a discussion during Breakfast with Eamonn Holmes and Ellie Costello, she said: “Ultimately, this is a democratically elected government and as ministers, we get to decide what we want to do with the advice that we're given.

“And in this case, we have rejected the findings of this report, so I want to reassure your viewers that we don't agree with its recommendations and for us, the priority is Islamic extremism followed by right-wing ideology.

“They're the main extremist threats that we face, and we're doing also, you'll have seen last week, the Home Secretary said that we are launching an end-to-end review into the Prevent program, because we are concerned that the thresholds are too low and not enough people are being identified through Prevent.

“So, there's a lot of work going on in what is a very sensitive and tricky area, but one that we need to get right.”

Asked if the Home Office was acting like a left-wing think tank, she said: “I don't think the Home Office is a left-wing think tank, to be perfectly frank, that is not my view.

“But as I have stressed to you, it is ministers that call the shots. We are a democratically elected government, it’s for ministers to make the decisions.”

However, a Home Office spokesman said: “The counter-extremism Sprint sought to comprehensively assess the challenge facing our country and lay the foundations for a new approach to tackling extremism – so we can stop people being drawn towards hateful ideologies.

"This includes tackling Islamism and Extreme Right Wing ideologies, which are the most prominent today.

“The findings from the Sprint have not been formally agreed by Ministers and we are considering a wide range of potential next steps arising from that work.”

Security Minister Dan Jarvis later confirmed that Ministers have since rejected the advice.

Jarvis said: “Ministers have rejected this advice. As we have said repeatedly Islamist extremism followed by far-right extremism are the biggest threats we face.

"The Home Secretary set out last week our plans to carry out an end-to-end review of Prevent thresholds on Islamist extremism because we are concerned that referrals are too low.

“Ideology, particularly Islamist extremism followed by far right extremism, continue to be at the heart of our approach to countering extremism and counter terror.

"But as the horrific Southport attack shows, alongside that we also need more action on those drawn towards mixed ideologies and violent obsessed young people."