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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Townsend

UK government’s anti-migrant rhetoric is ‘feeding’ the far right, claims campaign group

Telegram social media app on a phone
Telegram is the social media app favoured by the far right. Photograph: Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Government rhetoric on migration is increasingly “feeding” the far right, according to new analysis detailing for the first time the growing symbiotic relationship between senior Tories and the extreme rightwing.

An investigation shows that government statements and policy announcements on the issue are effectively “incubating” the far right on Telegram, the social media app where many rightwing extremists have congregated.

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