Far-right fundraising not taken seriously by UK, report finds

Government 'unwilling' to engage with financing of extremists, says Whitehall thinktank

An "unwillingness" by the UK government to engage with the threat posed by far-right extremists is creating a vacuum in which such groups can flourish, according to a study by a Whitehall thinktank of their fundraising activities.

The report warns that the focus placed on Islamists has meant that counter-terrorist authorities tasked with looking into financing have made little attempt to understand how far-right individuals and groups raise funds.