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2024-08-05 22:03:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5E8188F90F3A88B5363F2AF202C61EC71A5EDE9383EE07ED64518BC27FD1938B
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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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