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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal and Kim Willsher

Europe’s far right exploit Henry Nowak murder in UK with populist rhetoric on race

People in a crowd in Southampton hold England and Union Jack flags, some standing in a tree
England flags are raised as protesters gather to express their anger at the murder of Henry Nowak and the police response. Photograph: Christopher Walls/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

Polish far-right politicians have claimed that the murder of Henry Nowak symbolises “Britain’s descent into the depths of the earth” as populists from France, Spain and Japan focused on harrowing clips of his dying moments.

Despite pleas from Nowak’s family for people not to exploit the killing for political gain and to focus on cutting knife crime, their comments have focused on race and immigration.

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