Ex-councillor thrown out of Tory party among mob at Starmer incident

William Coleshill, head of conspiracy theory group Resistance GB, at fracas as experts warn of rise of extremism

A former Conservative councillor who was thrown out of the party and now heads an anti-vax group peddling a range of conspiracy theories was among a mob that harangued Keir Starmer before the Labour leader was whisked away by police.

As experts warned of a dangerous risk of extremism from a radicalised hard core as the pandemic wanes, the incident has focused attention on the rise of a plethora of protest groups.