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Britain’s new far-right (Pt 1): A lockdown creation

An investigation has found how a far-right group made the most of the pandemic.

A Times investigation into Patriotic Alternative, the brainchild of the former youth leader of the BNP, has found they’ve been making the most of the pandemic to try to gain supporters.Meanwhile, as our correspondent discovers a particularly virulent racist aligned to the group, he asks: is YouTube doing enough to stop hate speech?

Guest: Dominic Kennedy, Investigations Editor, The Times.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, Channel 4, Sky News, ITN

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