Far right trying in UK to infiltrate low-traffic protests, campaigners warn

Defenders of LTNs in Oxford report antisemitic and conspiracy-theory chanting at confrontations over traffic reduction measures

Far-right activists and other extremists are attempting to hijack local issues such as low-traffic schemes by linking them to conspiracy theories, campaigners have warned.

It comes after Covid-19 protestors joined thousands demonstrating against Oxford's Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) scheme, one of the most ambitious in the country and the source of long-running local debate.