Anti-immigration protesters in Britain are increasingly seizing on women’s issues in an “opportunistic” bid to make their fringe views more palatable to the general public, experts have warned.
Chants of “protect our girls” and “save our kids” now feature prominently at anti-migration marches and demonstrations, leading women’s rights groups to raise concerns over “the weaponisation” of violence against women and girls to “promote anti-migrant agendas”.