An Islamist group should be banned and treated as a terrorist organisation, according to the home secretary.

The international political group Hizb ut-Tahrir is “antisemitic” and “actively promotes and encourages terrorism”, Home Secretary James Cleverly said.

He has laid a draft order before parliament to proscribe the group under the Terrorism Act 2000, which needs to be voted through by MPs before coming into effect.

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If approved, this would mean the group would be proscribed as soon as Friday this week.

The government states that proscription makes it an offence to belong or invite support of a group, arrange a meeting in support of a group, or wear clothing or carry articles in public which “arouse reasonable suspicion that an individual is a member or supporter of the proscribed organisation”.

It adds: “The penalties for proscription offences are a maximum of 10 years in prison and/or a fine.”

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