Terrorism in the UK: the rising threat of far-right extremists

Forensic officers examine the van driven by Darren Osborne that killed Makram Ali outside Finsbury Park mosque in 2017. Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP

In MI5’s London headquarters there is a top secret grid, on which is ranked the top terrorist plots absorbing the attention and resources of the security services and police.

While 15 years ago it was dominated by Islamist plotters, in recent years the most severe threats to the country’s national security feature people planning atrocities linked to extreme rightwing ideology.