Terrorism in the UK: the rising threat of far right extremists

Since 2017, counter-terrorism forces have foiled 32 plots: 18 were Islamist related, and 12 were from the extreme right wing

In MI5's London headquarters there is a top secret grid, on which is ranked the top terrorist plots absorbing the attention and resources of the security services and police.

While 15 years ago it was dominated by Islamist plotters, in recent years the most severe threats to the country's national security feature people planning atrocities linked to extreme rightwing ideology.