MI5: Right-Wing Extemism Threat in UK 'Absolutely Dwarfed' by Islamic Terrorism
The issue has returned to media spotlight in the wake of the deadly shooting at two mosque mosques in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
According to UK's domestic spying agency MI5, the threat of "far-right terrorism" in the UK is "absolutely dwarfed" compared to the threat of radical Islam.
The assessment was buried halfway through a 16 March Guardian report, Rise in UK use of far-right online forums as anti-Muslim hate increases, which suggested the intelligence service had identified around 700 live terror plots and 20,000 people considered "closed subjects of concern" — ie who who may pose a future threat — are related to right-wing extremism.
UK authorities have long-emphasised the risk of far-right terrorism, with then-Home Secretary Amber Rudd warning in October 2017 people viewing so-called "far-right propaganda" online could face up to 15 years' imprisonment under new counter-extremist legislation.
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