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2023-11-12 13:49:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 87ED9F4EF2370CEEC52DC94CEE98DF135C6782F8F424EA14B08A74875A22F9CB
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Original Note:
The English Defence League did not disband in 2015 as Tommy claims. The EDL have held official marches since then in 2016, 2017 and 2018. 2016: https://www.itv.com/news/2016-08-06/smoke-bomb-and-eggs-thrown-at-english-defence-league-march 2017: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/03/edl-and-anti-fascist-protesters-clash-in-liverpool 2018: https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/20/tiny-edl-protest-is-swamped-by-police-during-far-right-march-through-manchester-8059140/ A march was also organised in Shropshire in 2019 but was suspended with the EDL committee planning a return date: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/2019/03/15/telford-march-suspended/
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