English Defence League
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The English Defence League was a far-right, Islamophobic organisation active in England from 2009 until the mid-late 2010s. A social movement and pressure group that employed street demonstrations as
The EDL's first protest took place outside of the East London Mosque in Whitechapel in June 2009.
Tommy Robinson (centre-right, in the light coloured jacket) with other EDL members on a visit to Amsterdam
The flag of St George displayed at an EDL demonstration in Newcastle in 2010
The North East Infidels at an EDL rally; this was one of the splinter groups which emerged from the EDL as it fragmented
British Freedom Party
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The British Freedom Party was a short-lived far-right political party in the United Kingdom. The party was registered on 18 October 2010. It was de-registered by the Electoral Commission in December 2
English Defence League
…established a strong social media presence on Facebook and YouTube. Moving towards electoral politics, it established formal links with the far-right British Freedom Party, a breakaway from the BNP. The EDL's reputation was damaged in 2011 after supporters were convicted of plotting to bomb mosques and links were revealed…
British Freedom