King’s College London slammed for showing ‘left-wing bias’ in far-right terror probe

King’s College London has been slammed by MPs for having  a “left-wing bias” in its far-right extremism probe.

Two MPs, and a former minister have spoken out against an advertised internship role which was seeking someone to work on a “collection of far-right documents”.

The internship advertised for a position in READ (the Repository of Extremist Aligned Documents), a project which aims to “curate a repository of far-right/ideologically motivated violent extremism (IMVE) documents and primary sources”.

The project was created by the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR), and is hosted at King’s. It aims to “provide a secure and controlled means for researchers and experts to access far-right primary sources.”

The intern would work with the documents in order to aid “professionals working in the field of radicalisation, terrorism, and violent extremism”, and would help gather information from far-right forums, chat rooms, Telegram, and other websites.

The job advert detailed that the successful applicant would be “responsible for the pre-classification, upload, and curation of new documents.”

However, this role has been criticised, with a number of critics saying it is one-sided and politically motivated.

According to GB News, Conservative MP and Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philip said: “This shows clear evidence of bias.

“Why would a supposedly neutral institution target only one kind of extremism?”

He then further alleged that the university is “ignoring the far-left”, adding: “This university has questions to answer about balance and impartiality.”

Although, Mr Philip has not been the only MP to express their concerns. Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe suggested that “left-wing bias” has “undermined” the university, adding: “What they describe as Far-Right is what most of us call normal.”

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Former immigration minister Kevin Foster expressed wishes for the university’s approach to change: “I hope King’s will decide they must tackle both sides of the coin when it comes to extremism, not just look at one.”

However, according to Protect UK, a British counter-terrorism alliance partnership, the far-left terrorism (LASIT) threat in the UK is low, yet there is “there is strong evidence of ERWT [Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism] activity in many countries in the West”.

The counter terrorism group also added that a terror attacked motivated by the far-left is “highly unlikely” but further noted  that “the threat from ERWT in the UK has evolved with several attacks and plots since 2017”, and that five groups under this umbrella have been proscribed.

King’s College London has been approached for comment but has not yet replied.