Far-Left Groups Trying to Undermine UK, Says Anti-Extremism Tsar

Left-wing extremists want to “undermine” basic democratic principles using criminal tactics to “force” changes they want, the government’s adviser on political violence and disruption has said. Lord Walney also warned that public order laws were being “substantially tested” by the weekly pro-Palestinian demonstrations, saying there were “extreme elements” within the these protests. The Home Office adviser made the remarks in an interview with Sky News host Trevor Phillips on Sunday ahead of the publication of his independent review into political violence and disruption. The review was commissioned three years ago and is due for publication on Tuesday. Lord Walney said he had been tasked with looking at domestic extremism originating from Islamism, the far right, and the far left. He emphasised that during the review he focused on whether far-left organisations had received “significant attention” into how they “seek to disrupt and undermine our country.”...