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PM links home education with extremism, but the House of Lords waters down regulation plans

PM links home education with extremism, but the House of Lords waters down regulation plans
Sir Keir Starmer | No 10
ET staff writer
ET staff writer
25 February, 2026 1 min read

The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has outraged home-educators by linking their rights and freedoms with extremism.

In a speech about promoting British values and cultural integration, the Prime Minister condemned terrorist attacks against the Jewish community and said, 'How can it be right to turn a blind eye to racist hatred of any kind. Whether the victims are Jews, Muslims or any minority? It can't.

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