Councils have intensified opposition to far right groups under the Home Office’s Prevent strategy amid indications the Brexit debate has fuelled cases of extremism, an expert has revealed.
In an interview with The MJ, Prevent strategy mentor Nigel Bromage said he was aware of examples in which the Brexit debate had featured in cases of potential far right extremism referred to the programme.
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