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Ministers would be able to block Confucius Institutes from operating in England if an amendment to free speech legislation is passed.

Conservative MP Alicia Kearns submitted the proposed change to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill before it was due to return to the House of Commons.

“If we are serious about countering threats of hostile states, we must protect all of society – especially in the teaching of critical thinking,” she said on Twitter.

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