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Sunday, 29 March 2020

Threat from far right may be receding since Tory election victory

Ex-MI5 chief says Johnson’s win may have made some extremists feel their voices are being heard

The threat from the rise of far-right terrorism in Britain could be diminishing after Boris Johnson’s election victory because supporters of the ideology feel they are being listened to, according to a former head of MI5.

Lord Evans of Weardale said “alienated” voters normally vulnerable to exploitation by far-right groups such as the British National party (BNP), EDL and National Action might feel that their voices had been heard at the ballot box with the significant win for the Conservatives in December’s election.

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