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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows

Riot police watch people marching and waving England and union flags
Riot police watch rightwing protesters in Whitehall during a rally in September. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

More suspected far-right extremists were referred to the government’s anti-terrorism programme Prevent last year than those suspected of Islamist extremism, annual figures show.

In total, 8,778 referrals were made because of suspicions of extremist radicalisation in the year to March 2025, 27% more than the previous year and the highest number of referrals in a single year since records began 10 years ago.

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