Two groups set to be reassessed under the government’s new definition of extremism have hit back at Michael Gove, with one saying the minister’s latest move will only strengthen their group.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Community secretary designation Two far-right groups and three Islamist groups are “what we should be concerned about.”

They will now be assessed new definition If deemed extremist, its members are banned from meeting ministers or elected public officials, and the groups are denied access to public funds.

CAGE International was one of the organizations named for “raising concerns about its Islamic leanings and views”.

Their spokesman told Sky News he believed CAGE would see “a lot of unity behind this incident” [announcement]” and claimed: “I sincerely think Michael Gove will end up being our biggest fundraiser this Ramadan. “

Cerie Bullivant said there was no need to worry about the threat of losing public funding because the organization had never received it.

He said: “We have never received any government funding. We have support from the community, grassroots and people who care about justice.

“We have never sought and will never ask for government funding.”

Bullivant said organizations such as Black Lives Matter and women’s rights campaigners Sisters Uncut had sent out “support.”

CAGE vows to “continue to speak out and work towards our goals no matter what” Mr Govehe added.

A spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, another organization named, said the funding threat would have “no impact” on them.

Yasmeen Adam told Sky News: “We don’t take any money from the government.

“We will not change any of our positions, nor will we change any of our activities and actions.

“We just see this as another bump in the road, but if anything, it will motivate us to keep calling on the government. It just motivates us to keep going.”

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She also attacked Mr Gove for using parliamentary privilege to name groups in the House of Commons, which essentially prevents them from prosecuting him.

“We question Mr Gove and he would not be hiding behind parliamentary privilege if he had any evidence to support any of his claims,” ​​Ms Adams said. “We are more than happy to challenge it legally.”

In the coming weeks, the government is expected to publish a list of groups formally covered by the new definition.

Extremism is now described as “promoting or advancing an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance” with the aim of “denying or undermining the fundamental rights and freedoms of others”, or “undermining, overturning or replacing the UK’s free parliamentary system” . Democracy and Democratic Rights”.

It also includes those who “deliberately create a permissive environment for others to achieve” those goals.

The 2011 definition describes extremism as “open or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual freedoms and mutual respect for and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs”, as well as “calls to kill our armed personnel”. army”.