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2024-08-05 20:51:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 218B95A4E2FD84281A5E135E03B6816B3230575C5FC5363D2C7E5EE5D2FB4B9D
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Senior Labour politicians have been talking about proscribing the EDL, and linking violence to the EDL, despite the EDL not existing for over a decade. This was government disinformation that has created fear for Muslims about EDL gangs arriving in towns. https://news.sky.com/story/does-the-english-defence-league-still-exist-and-could-it-be-banned-in-the-uk-13190517
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