Home Office squash long-delayed report into financing of UK extremists.

Ministers say "national security" concerns prevent its publication.

Theresa May has been accused of looking the other way from Saudi links to UK extremism.

Opponents say decision to bury report is "not good enough".

LONDON — A review commissioned by the Home Office into the funding of extremist and terror groups in the UK will never be published because of "national security reasons," ministers announced today.

A written statement, slipped out on Wednesday afternoon, confirms that the long-delayed review, which was expected to reveal widespread links between Saudi Arabia and extremists in the UK, has now been shelved permanently.

"Having taken advice, I have decided against publishing the classified report produced during the review in full," Home Office Minister Baroness Williams confirmed,

"This is because of the volume of personal information it contains and for national security reasons. We will be inviting privy councillors from the opposition parties to the Home Office to have access to classified report on privy council terms."

The Home Office have instead published a brief summary of the contents of the report, which acknowledges that for some extremist groups "overseas funding is a significant source of income."

The prime minister last week identified the international financing of extremism in the UK as one of the main priorities for the G20 summit.

However, the government has been accused by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of being reluctant to expose the links between the Saudis and extremism in the UK because of the ongoing arms trade between the two countries.

"Shameful"

Opposition parties accused the government of suppressing the report to protect Saudi Arabia.

"There is a strong suspicion this report is being suppressed to protect this Government's trade and diplomatic priorities, including in relation to Saudi Arabia. The only way to allay those suspicions is to publish the report in full," Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott said.

"The public has a right to know if any governments, foreign or domestic organisations or individuals are funding extremism in this country, and what the UK government intends to do to prevent that.

"Of course, security intelligence should not be compromised but this is easily achieved by redaction and other means. The Government would never have commissioned this report if it considered this problem insurmountable."

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron described the decision to squash the report as "shameful".

|The government hoped to sneak out what it thinks are the top lines of a report, no-one has seen on a busy day hoping no-one would notice. This decision is utterly shameful.

"I believe that sunlight is the best disinfectant and the government should release this report today and stop it gathering dust in a draw in Number 10.

"We cannot tackle the root causes of terrorism in the UK without full disclosure of the states and institutions that fund extremism in our country.

"Instead of supporting the perpetrators of these vile ideologies, the government should be naming and shaming them - including so-called allies like Saudi Arabia and Qatar if need be.

"It seems like the government, yet again, is putting our so called friendship with Saudi Arabia above our values. This shoddy decision is the latest in a long line where we have put profit over principle."

Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas said burying the report was "completely unacceptable".

"The Government's refusal to publish this report, and this utterly vague statement, are completely unacceptable. The statement gives absolutely no clue as to which countries foreign funding for extremism originates from - leaving the Government open to further allegations of refusing to expose the role of Saudi Arabian money in terrorism in the UK," Lucas said.

"The Government accept that foreign funding is a significant source of income for some extremist groups here in Britain - but they won't say in public where that money is coming from. It's not good enough to simply let Privvy councillors see this report - because such a rule excludes party leaders like myself who are trying to hold this Government to account on this issue and shine a spotlight on the deep complicity between Whitehall and Riyadh."