{"id":316343,"date":"2017-07-08T05:45:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T04:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/theresa-may-to-call-for-crackdown-on-terrorist-funding-at-g20-meeting\/"},"modified":"2017-07-08T05:45:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T04:45:57","slug":"theresa-may-to-call-for-crackdown-on-terrorist-funding-at-g20-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/theresa-may-to-call-for-crackdown-on-terrorist-funding-at-g20-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Theresa May to call for crackdown on terrorist funding at G20 meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>        UK Prime Minister Theresa May will call on world leaders at the G20 meeting in Germany to crack down on terrorist funding, after the UK was hit by four terrorist attacks in just a few months.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>During her address in the German northern city of Hamburg, the prime minister will say there should be no <em>\u201csafe spaces<\/em>\u201d for terrorist funding in the global financial system, and that the UK will commit to tracking down both small and large sums of money transferred to <em>\u201clone wolves.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/395345-saudi-arabia-terrorism-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.07\/thumbnail\/595ca359dda4c810158b4567.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9\u00a0Dado Ruvic\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Conservative leader will call for loopholes for terrorist funding to be identified and managed, while adding that more measures should be in place to tackle the flow of foreign fighters pouring out of war-torn Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>The Tory leader, who focused her election campaign on improving counterterrorist strategies in the wake of London and Manchester being rocked by four terrorist attacks that killed more than 30 and injured many more, is due to tell the annual conference that the<em> \u201cevolving\u201d<\/em> terrorist threat must be tackled from <em>\u201cevery angle.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have seen the threat spread out of Syria and Iraq \u2013 into other countries and online.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs we deny physical space to terrorists to operate in theatre, we must outpace the terrorist methodology as it develops to attack other vulnerable targets and increases inspired attacks,\u201d<\/em> she is due to tell global leaders, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe must therefore combat the threat from every angle.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis includes taking measures against permissive environments for terrorist financing, and monitoring the dispersal of foreign fighters from battle.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/394109-terrorists-human-rights-deportation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.06\/thumbnail\/5950f61bc46188604e8b45d1.jpg\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada \u00a9 Majed Jaber\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>May\u2019s focus on cracking down on terrorist funding comes after it emerged she was reportedly delaying the publishing of a Home Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/395231-terrorism-report-funding-saudi\/\">report<\/a> on foreign nations funding extremist organizations in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought the government was delaying the release amid fears it would sour ties with Saudi Arabia, Britain\u2019s main trade partner in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the PM, who has seen her popularity plunge to new lows following the disastrous outcome of the June 8 general election, is likely to raise questions over how ethical the UK\u2019s diplomatic relationship with the Gulf state is.<\/p>\n<p>Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas branded the delay <em>\u201castonishing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe government is sitting on this report but refusing to publish it or give any reason for their continued secrecy,\u201d<\/em> the Brighton Pavilion MP said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTo defeat terror it\u2019s vital that politicians have full view of the facts, even if they are inconvenient for the government.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Home Office, however, said Saudi Arabia is not the main subject of the report, which was due to be published last year after being commissioned by May\u2019s predecessor, David Cameron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/395551-theresa-may-g20-terrorism\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. 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