Britain First leader Paul Golding has been charged under the Terrorism Act after refusing to give police access to his phone when he was arrested on the way home from Russia. Paul Golding has been charged under the Terrorism Act after refusing to give police access to his phoneIn a statement Golding said he was not a terrorist and described the charges as 'an abuse of legislation'. In September the group was slammed after Golding joined Britain First activists on a 'patriot migrant patrol' at a beach near Dover to catch migrants crossing the channel. Kent Police undated handout photo of far-right group Britain First leader Paul Golding who was found guilty at Folkestone Magistrates' Court in 2018 of religiously-aggravated harassment. Jayda Fransen, former deputy leader of far-right group Britain First (pictured here in 2018), can be heard in the recording challenging Paul GoldingThe recording was made in 2015, and in it Fransen repeatedly challenges Golding about the attacks, which he never denies.

Source: Daily Mail February 21, 2020 00:40 UTC