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Britain First setting up ‘training centre’ in London

Paul Golding, who was found guilty of an offence under the Terrorism Act earlier this year, said that the property had been donated by a supporter, and would be equipped with a "fully-sized boxing ring, a huge matted area and every piece of equipment that we need".

Henry Goodwin by Henry Goodwin
2020-08-05 18:14
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Leader of Britain First, Paul Golding, during a protest by Britain First and EDL (English Defence League) in London.

Leader of Britain First, Paul Golding, during a protest by Britain First and EDL (English Defence League) in London.

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The leader of far-right group Britain First is setting up a “training centre” in London, where recruits will be “drilled” and taught “self-defence techniques”.

Paul Golding, who was found guilty of an offence under the Terrorism Act earlier this year, said that the property had been donated by a supporter, and would be equipped with a “fully-sized boxing ring, a huge matted area and every piece of equipment that we need”.

Speaking in a video circulated online, Golding added: “The purpose of this is simple. Because of our political opponents and the extremist jihadi Islamist movement in this country… we need our security department to be highly trained and professional.

“They need to be well-versed in self-defence techniques. They need to be trained to do their job. Just like a firefighter.” 

‘Worrying’

Britain First has carried out a number of offensive and inflammatory actions against Muslim communities, including threatening to bury a pig on the site of a proposed mosque and calling for Islam to be banned in the UK after the 2015 Paris terror attacks.

Tasnime Akunjee, a lawyer who specialises in terrorism related cases, told HuffPost that the development is “worrying”.

He said: “Paul Golding has a string of convictions. He’s tried to make a name for himself by allegedly representing the very far right wing of UK politics, bordering on fascistic tendencies and making an issue of going to mosques uninvited and unwelcome and causing people a lot of alarm and distress. 

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“The idea of somebody who already has a history of public order issues as well as causing alarm to a particular community setting up an organised training facility is worrying.”

So this fella Paul Golding has a criminal conviction under the terrorism act and is setting up a training centre to train a group of thugs….lol….this will end well…. pic.twitter.com/wO2R9mPWZK

— Tasnime Akunjee 🖋 (@mohammedakunjee) July 30, 2020

‘Attention-seeking online’

Britain First boasted a large following on Facebook before it was banned from the platform in 2018, and has fallen into relative obscurity since then.

A spokesperson for anti-extremist group Hope Not Hate told HuffPost that the group’s “only achievement” is “attention-seeking on the internet”.

Related: Tommy Robinson reportedly flees UK

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