Conservative Sir Robert Buckland asks Gove to be more specific with his wording of "intentionally creating a permissive environment". He says there are "dangers in that wording" and wants to know what it means.

Sir Robert is concerned that if the government doesn't engage with extremist organisations, it could "inhibit" security and intelligence services who are trying to combat them.

In response, Gove says these services and law enforcement teams will have to engage with "unsavoury" characters but that the new definition does not affect their activity.

Labour MP Imran Hussain says this is not a serious attempt to address a very important issue, but is instead furthering the "Tory agenda of culture wars".

He says Gove is ignoring warnings from civil liberties groups and three former home secretaries against politicising extremism.

Hussain asks Gove to condemn the "extremist, vile, dangerous" language used by Conservative backbenchers and donors.

Gove replies that the tone of frontbenchers shows they are determined not to politicise this and that the government is working with independent advisers on the issue.

Labour MP Sir Stephen Timms asks Gove if groups will be able to appeal if they find themselves "unjustly on the list".

Gove replies that "due diligence" will be done, "evidence published" and that the "option of a judicial review is always available".

Dame Priti Patel, one of three former home secretaries who earlier this week warned the government against using extremism to score political points, asks Gove how the list of organisations will be compiled and how the guidance will be applied alongside definitions of racism, incitement and intimidation.

Gove replies that while there is an argument for revisiting criminal law, today's definition does not alter the legal threshold for prosecution for extremism.

Labour's Dame Diana Johnson asks if Gove has spoken with the Home Office about how these new definitions will affect the policing of protests.

Gove replies that he has met with Dame Sara Khan and the Met Police's Sir Mark Rowley in preparation for today's announcement.

While the Home Office's responsibility is to support the police, he says it's his department that is responsible for communities. He goes on to say that he's working alongside Home Secretary James Cleverly and will share more details in the coming weeks.

Conservative MP Sir Julian Lewis addresses Gove and says that in any democratic society, there is a right to decide which bodies you will associate with.

He goes on to say Labour has banned "no fewer than seven" extreme-left organisations since 2021, who weren't compatible with the party's membership.

Gove says the government is not seeking to restrict or ban organisations, but that it would be wrong to use taxpayers money to engage with some organisations.

Alison Thewliss from the SNP reminds Gove of the concerns raised by the Archbishops of York and Canterbury - that the new definition of extremism risks disproportionately targeting Muslim communities and vilifying the "wrong people".

She also asks him whether racism and misogyny meets the new definition, and repeats the SNP's call during PMQs yesterday to return the £10 million donated to the Conservative Party by businessman Frank Hester, who in 2019 allegedly said Labour MP Diane Abbott made him "want to hate all black women" and "should be shot".

Gove replies that Thewliss is right that there is a need to be precise with the definition of extremism and not to conflate extremism with the broader Muslim community.

On the Tory donor, Gove says the alleged comments were "racist and regrettable", then reflects on the murder of his colleague Sir David Amess in 2021 at the hands of an extremist – "I take that sort of language incredibly seriously," he says.

Gove welcomes Labour's feedback on the extremism definition and says he's looking forward to working with them on "the challenge".

He's talking about the how the Centre of Excellence will be staffed and funded.

The communities secretary says trained impartial civil servants will be "supplemented in their work" by academics and bodies who have carried out studies in this area, as well as existing work done by departments within the Home Office.

He also says that if a group is listed as extremist, the government will "show its working" and explain how it came to the decision.

Rayner now speaks about hate crime and the "surge in Islamophobia and antisemitism".

She asks when the government will have an updated hate crime plan, and says "much stronger action" is needed to tackle "corrosive forms of hatred".

She echoes warnings by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, saying political leaders need to "pursue policies that bring people together".

Rayner now asks Gove if the new definition of extremism will come with a cross-government counter-extremism strategy "given the last one is nine years out of date".

She also queries the funding Gove announced for grassroots organisations, asking how much it will be and how it will be allocated.

Rayner is asking whether Gove is certain the new definitions won't affect gender critical groups, those with conservative religious beliefs, trans activists, environmental groups and those exercising their rights to free speech.

She's asking specifically if Gove can explain which groups of people will be directly affected and where the government has drawn the line between them.

Rayner says it's not the first time the government has promised to act on some extremist groups exploiting government funding. She's asking why the government has taken 13 years to address this, after it was first mentioned by the home secretary in 2011.

Rayner criticises the leaking of possible names of groups mentioned in Gove's speech to newspapers.

The shadow Levelling Up secretary said it "wasn't right" that the last few days were spent "poring over the possible new definition in the papers".

Labour's deputy leader also asks if Gove has appointed a new advisor, and wants to know how the new Centre of Excellence would work.

Gove's Labour counterpart, and the party's deputy leader, Angela Rayner is now delivering her response.

She says hateful extremism threatens the safety of the UK, and that it is a serious problem that demands a serious response.

"From the outset when it comes to national security, the threat of radicalisation and the toxic scourge of islamophobia, Neo-Nazism, antisemitism or any other corrosive hatred – the whole House can, and should, work together," she says.

She says the language that politicians use is important and welcomes Gove's opening words that "our diversity and our values" make the country stronger.

She says MPs must be free to represent their constituents, and assures Gove that the Labour Party will work with him on extremism in "good faith".

Gove is closing his statement by reiterating the prime minister's call for people to "stand together" to combat forces of division and beat "this poison". He says the House needs to be "clear-eyed" and "precise" when it comes to identifying where threats to democracy come from. And to close, he says the House needs to support the communities facing "the greatest challenge" from extremist activity, and that the House and country needs to be "safe, free and united" on this cause.

Coming to the end of his Commons statement, Gove says the government will respond to Dame Sara Khan’s forthcoming report on Social Cohesion and Democratic Resilience.

He says it should address "the experiences of victims of extremism who are targeted by extremist groups" and the impact it has on their lives.

He also says there will be a response to Lord Walney’s independent review of how to counter political violence and disruption.

Gove touches on the rights of everyone in the UK. He lists freedom of expression, religion and belief, the rule of law, upholding democracy and equal rights.

He says that as a Parliament, both sides of the House have to uphold these rights.

Gove says these new definitions won't affect gender critical campaigners, those with conservative religious beliefs, trans activists, environmental protest groups or people exercising their right to free speech.

Gove is now listing organisations he says are a cause for concern under the new extremism definition.

They are:

• British National Socialist Movement
• Patriotic Alternative
• Muslim Association of Britain - the British affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood
• Cage
• MEND

"We will be holding these, and other organisations, to account to assess if they meet our definition of extremism and will take action as appropriate," Gove says.

Update: This post initially included the names of two groups that were in a draft version of the speech, but were not mentioned by Michael Gove in Parliament – they were quickly removed.

Gove goes on to say today's update to the extremism definition is "more precise and rigorous".

He says it will include guidance for how the government engages with "external groups and individuals", which will also include setting up a new counter-extremism Centre of Excellence.

The communities secretary says this will enable the government to "express more clearly than ever" which groups fall within the extremism definition and "point to the evidence".

The government has provided extra funding to Jewish organisation CST and Islamic organisation Tell MAMA "to counter antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred", Gove says, and adds a new fund will be created to support grassroots organisations like these.

He says it's important that the government does not "unwittingly, or through ignorance", fund extremist organisations or individuals – this is one of the key elements of the new definition.

The 2011 definition of extremism, which the government has been using until now, has helped inform the Prevent counter-terrorism work, but Gove says in a "considerable" number of cases, individuals and groups that are "clearly extreme" have nonetheless benefited from and exploited engagement with the state.

Gove says there's been a terrible increase in antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate, as well as a rise in radicalisation. He says that some Islamists, "extreme right-wing groups" and others are seeking to "tear society apart" by working together to maximise the reach of their message and causes.