ANDREW Tate should not be allowed to speak at universities, an education minister said yesterday.
After a speech railing against campus cancel culture, Claire Coutinho drew the line at the controversial social media star who is accused of spreading misogyny.
Andrew Tate should not be allowed to speak at universities, an education minister has said
Claire Coutinho drew the line at the controversial social media star
She told the Sun: “I wouldn’t like to see Andrew Tate speak on campus.
“But that being said, when I go and talk to schools I think them being able to debate the kind of things that Andrew Tate has talked about has been the best way to counter some of those views.”
Ms Coutinho, who has responsibility for free speech in education, said there was no place for people “spreading hate” on campus.
Mr Tate is not understood to be planning to speak at a British university.
Ms Coutinho warned open debate was more widely “under threat” at universities by left-wing activists intimidating speakers like Kathleen Stock.
The Tory rising star said at a Policy Exchange event: “There are those who seek to stifle debate in our universities.
“Curious students are being deprived of attending events, visiting speakers are intimidated by aggressive protests, and in the worst cases, academics are losing their livelihoods and their reputations for the crime of expressing an opinion.”
The new Higher Education Act puts a legal duty on universities to ensure free speech with the threat of sanctions and fines for those in breach.
Tate, who has nearly seven million Twitter followers, has been charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women.
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