This Thursday, British Muslims in key battleground areas are on course to further distance themselves from the Labour Party, as well as having widely differing views from the general population on Gaza, blasphemy, and cultural issues. 👇 2/ The fresh polling shows that pro-Gaza independent candidates are set to be the primary beneficiaries of anti-Labour tactical voting among British Muslims in the polled areas. 🧵👇

British Muslims are dramatically less hostile towards both China and Russia when compared with the general public, a new research note by Policy Exchange finds.

While 8% of the wider population have a favourable view of Russia, this rises to 29% for British Muslims. 👇🧵 2/ British Polling Council member JL Partners polled a nationally representative UK sample of 2,223 adults, as well as an additional sample of 1,031 Muslims in the UK, on the military strikes in Iran, the role of UK foreign policy, and their attitudes towards prominent countries.

Today, the House of Commons will consider the House of Lords's amendments on the bill enabling the surrender of the Chagos Islands.

Policy Exchange has written extensively on how such a deal is militarily, economically, strategically, legally, and morally unsustainable. 🧵 Last month, senior fellow @yuanyi_z wrote on the devastating environmental consequences for the Chagos's environment if it is transferred to Mauritius, which plans to legalise fishing over almost all of its maritime area. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/av…

Higher Education Minister Rt Hon Michelle Donelan on free speech at universities starting now. Watch on livestream.

policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/in-de… Michelle Donelan thanks Policy Exchange for its research on free speech and the new threats to it

Policy Exchange has today launched its new report, Delegitimising Counter-Terrorism. It examines the campaigns against the Prevent strategy, a crucial government policy

policyexchange.org.uk/publication/de… Written by Sir John Jenkins, Dr Damon Perry and @MrPaulStott, the foreword comes from @David_Cameron. The former MP warns that delegitimising counter terrorism risks enabling terrorism.

We're looking forward to welcoming @BrandonLewis alongside Lord West, Lord Evans, Baroness Falkner, @khalid4PB & @NCA_LynneOwens tomorrow morning to discuss Security and Crime after #Brexit. You'll be able to watch the livestream here from 9am:
policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/secur… .@BrandonLewis: we've been trailblazing in technological and operational progress when it comes to protecting our citizens for many years in the UK, from Operation Mincemeat and cracking the Enigma code in WW2 to the Global Coalition against Daesh