Ministers will fine student bodies which stifle freedom of speech and tell heritage groups "public funds must never be used for political purposes" in a major new bid to torpedo efforts at rewriting Britain's history, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose.
The Government likely to announce on Tues a 'Free Speech Champion' based at the Office for Studenbts will be given powers to defend free speech and academic freedom on campuses.
Colleges or student bodies that cancel, dismiss or demote people over their views will be sanctioned.
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden has also summoned 25 of the UK's biggest heritage bodies and charities to a summit on Feb 23 where they will be told "to defend our culture and history from the noisy minority of activists constantly trying to do Britain down”.
The Government's twin assault on the so-called 'cancel culture' comes amid concern at senior levels in the Government over attempts to rewrite Britain's past.
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