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2024-08-05 20:00:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0055A266312540F073FF8A4C61F1DC8FAC99299BC88D329B71CAC4BFDD278D39
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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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