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2024-08-05 18:20:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9BA0F123C4701DC93513DFDA1597CAC48663C0AAA0617BBB384E97B364AE6A0F
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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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