Saudi Arabia ‘top of the list’ in funding extremism in Britain

A clear link can be drawn between overseas money, mainly from Saudi Arabia, and the recent wave of attacks, a think-tank says.

Saudi Arabia is “undoubtedly at the top of the list” when it comes to funding Islamist extremism in Britain, it has been claimed.

The Henry Jackson Society said a clear and growing link can be drawn between overseas money, which mainly comes from Saudi Arabia, and the recent wave of attacks in the UK and Europe.

The think-tank has called for a public inquiry into the issue.

Report author Tom Wilson said: “While entities from across the Gulf and Iran have been guilty of advancing extremism, those in Saudi Arabia are undoubtedly at the top of the list.

“Research indicates that some Saudi individuals and foundations have been apparently heavily involved in exporting an illiberal, bigoted Wahhabi ideology.”

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