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To: The Home Secretary Amber Rudd MP
Launch an inquiry into far right hate groups
Debate, investigate and launch an inquiry into the recent rise in organised far right and neo Nazi activity both on and offline, as well as the funding they receive from domestic and foreign entities.
We implore the government to proscribe such groups either under existing terrorism legislation or under a new legislation to combat online and offline far right radicalisation and incitement.
Why is this important?
Following the death of Jo Cox MP, and last years attack on Dr Sarandev Bhambra Singh in a north Wales supermarket, both of which are linked to far right militant groups, we the undersigned compel the government to investigate such groups as Britain First and National Action with a view to proscribe them under existing terrorism or hate crimes legislation.
The recruitment tactics, web presence and ideology of these groups is abhorrent and constitutes incitement to harm or kill time and time again. A simple look at Britain First's Facebook page shows the extremist ideology their followers share, with heinous calls to "kill all Muslims" repeated in the comments section numerous times.
A number of these groups specifically target vulnerable young people and homeless veterans, radicalising them with smartly engineered PR, romanticised Nazi ideology, and an ignorant hatred for non whites.
They have targeted universities in recruitment drives and patrol low income areas to capitalise on the disaffection of our most hard-up communities.
Websites such as www.national-action.info include a call for the eradication of "sub humans", endorse violence as a legitimate means to affect change, publish authentic Nazi literature and even include instructions on weapons manufacturing, including home made handguns, bombs and poisons.
We the undersigned assert that it is entirely unacceptable for these groups to continue to operate on social media, publish Nazi literature and call for racially motivated violence on public websites and in our streets.
It is vital that the home office outline an initiative to combat the rising tide of racist and xenophobic hate crimes and the radicalisation of our youth by these terrorist organisations.
Without proper classification, the most secretive of these groups will continue to spread influence under the radar and further influence violent hate crimes.
