Jayda Fransen at a Britain First rally in London in April this year Getty ImagesPresident Trump has stirred fresh controversy by retweeting anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right leader who has been convicted of religiously aggravated harassment. Jayda Fransen is the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First, which was founded in 2011 by former members of the British National Party. This month she was found guilty of religiously aggravated harassment after she verbally abused a Muslim woman wearing a hijab. Mr Trump recirculated three of her tweets this morning. One purported to show a group of Muslim men pushing a boy from a roof.

Source: The Times November 29, 2017 17:18 UTC