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Tommy Robinson's plan to use Sikhs, Jews and Hindus to turn people in UK against Islam
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The details obtained by i expose how Robinson tried to garner support from varying religious groups and communities in the UK, co-ordinated with far-right influencers, and mobilised football hooligans in an attempt to launch anti-Muslim rallies across the country.
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The talks last year appear to lay the groundwork for the “patriotic” rally Robinson helped organise in London earlier this summer just days before riots across Britain saw widespread far-right disorder after the Southport murder of three young girls. Earlier this month he announced plans for a patriotic rally in Glasgow in September stating: “This will remain a peaceful protest to share our distrust and fear of the future.”
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In the wake of the Southport stabbings, Robinson posted messages and filmed videos pushing a false narrative to his almost 800,000 followers that the attacker was an “illegal” migrant, and demanded that migrant boat crossings be stopped.
The response helped fuel a series of violent riots attacking mosques, asylum centres and hotels housing immigrants.
https://inews.co.uk/news/tommy-robinson-plan-sikhs-jews-hindus-turn-uk-against-islam-3241786
The details obtained by i expose how Robinson tried to garner support from varying religious groups and communities in the UK, co-ordinated with far-right influencers, and mobilised football hooligans in an attempt to launch anti-Muslim rallies across the country.
...
The talks last year appear to lay the groundwork for the “patriotic” rally Robinson helped organise in London earlier this summer just days before riots across Britain saw widespread far-right disorder after the Southport murder of three young girls. Earlier this month he announced plans for a patriotic rally in Glasgow in September stating: “This will remain a peaceful protest to share our distrust and fear of the future.”
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In the wake of the Southport stabbings, Robinson posted messages and filmed videos pushing a false narrative to his almost 800,000 followers that the attacker was an “illegal” migrant, and demanded that migrant boat crossings be stopped.
The response helped fuel a series of violent riots attacking mosques, asylum centres and hotels housing immigrants.
https://inews.co.uk/news/tommy-robinson-plan-sikhs-jews-hindus-turn-uk-against-islam-3241786
The full article's behind a paywall, but it can be read here: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/inews/20240830/281715504964882
Robinson was ensconced sunning himself in the luxury resort of Ayia Napa in Cyprus as the riots kicked off. Cheerleading from that vantage point, at the time he excitedly described events as a "mini-revolution". In the end, it's led to the jailing of many of the rioters, which efforts are still under way, and splits in the UK far right leadership as the consequences play out.
Robinson himself is currently on the run, while enjoying a relatively luxurious lifestyle abroad funded by donations from his supporters, from contempt of court charges in the UK.
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