Britain Prime Minister David Cameron orders inquiry into activities of Muslim Brotherhood
David Cameron has ordered Whitehall officials to launch an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood – drawing on assessments by MI5 and MI6 . Speaking at a No 10 news conference, the prime minister said that the government was committed to encouraging people away from the path of extremism. "We want to challenge the extremist narrative that some Islamist organisations have put out," he told reporters following talks with new Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi. "What I think is important about the Muslim Brotherhood is that we understand what this organisation is, what it stands for, what its beliefs are in terms of the path of extremism and violent extremism, what its connections are with other groups, what its presence is here in the United Kingdom. Our policies should be informed by a complete picture of that knowledge," he said. "It is an important piece of work because because we will only get our policy right if we fully understand the true nature...