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Rachael Burford

Home Office considers proscribing English Defence League under terror laws after Southport riot

The Home Secretary will “be looking at” whether the English Defence League should be proscribed under terrorism laws following a riot outside a mosque in Southport, the Deputy Prime Minister suggested on Wednesday.

Angela Rayner said “thuggish behaviour” has “absolutely no place in our democracy” after violent scenes in the Merseyside town, which is mourning the deaths of three young girls in a knife attack at a dance class.

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