MP Miriam Cates has slammed the Government's proposal to redefine extremism and said: "We should not be policing thought and speech."
Michael Gove is poised to unveil a new definition of extremism tomorrow as protests continue to cause mayhem across Britain.
Speaking to Bev and Andrew on Britain's Newsroom, the Tory MP said: "Clearly we have a big problem in this country with radical Islamism, and there is a grave threat from terrorism.
"However, my concern is that in trying to broaden the definition of extremism is that you will catch all sorts of people, some with legitimate views in a free society.
"I think it is a mistake to separate extreme views and speech from actual violence and harm. We should be targeting people who commit actual violence and harm rather than trying to create these vague definitions.
"They could catch gender-critical feminists, like myself, who believe that there is only two sexes. Is that and extreme view?"
