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The last six months have seen far-right manipulation of protests outside asylum accommodation, the Unite the Kingdom rally in London on 13 September, a rapid escalation in racial violence across the UK and threats issued against NGOs working on migration and refugee issues. In response to these multiple threats, the IRR published briefing holds these key findings:
- US hard-Right influence on UK political parties and the far Right is increasing
- The centre of UK politics has shifted towards the hard-right racist and anti-immigration politics associated with the global rise of the populist Right, Trumpism, and National Conservatism
- The organisation, branding, and merchandising of the Unite the Kingdom rally suggests an attempt to create a UK version of Make America Great Again (MAGA)
- The US trend associated with the rise of Trump, of anti-woke ‘citizen journalism’, has come to the UK and has led to attacks on the work of migrant and refugee charities, philanthropic trusts and foundations, lawyers, and judges
- Parliament is engaged in a race to the bottom on immigration: Reform, Conservative, and Labour politicians are playing the ‘numbers game’, attempting to mimic the approach of Enoch Powell
