Far-right protests in UK

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Southport protests

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Violent Southport protests reveal new tactics of the far-right

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Two nights of violent protests in English towns this week reveal how far-right is organising in the UK .

BBC analysis of activity on mainstream social media and in smaller public groups shows a clear pattern of influencers driving a message for people to gather for protests.

Merseyside Police have publicly identified the English Defence League ( EDL ) as a key factor.

Yaxley-Lennon has been rebuilding his profile since his X account was restored last year .

His posts on the tragedy in Southport , and the related disorder, have regularly been shared or liked thousands of times.

He has accused the police of spreading lies and has claimed: âThe government and âauthoritiesâ created this.â.

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