Britain First wants you to believe it is a respectable political party. Our undercover reporter spent a year inside the organisation — rising through the ranks to earn a top activist award — and discovered the truth. Britain First is a frighteningly extreme far-right organisation lying to members, voters, and donors.
Harry Shukman was inside Britain First for nearly a year and observed first hand how members of the group denied the Holocaust and had misogynist shouting matches with members of the public. Posing as an activist called Christopher, he got close to the party leaders, learning their secrets. This is his story:
Paul Golding takes the stage. We’re in a secret location outside Buxton, Derbyshire, where 70-odd activists have gathered in a marquee at the summer camping holiday of Britain First. The awards ceremony for the hardest-working members is underway.
“The first is for someone who joined six months ago and proved himself by showing up week after week during the local election campaign,” Paul says to an audience of 50 members. “I’d like to welcome to the stage… Christopher! Everyone give him a big hand!”
I stand up, lift my fist in the air, and hear the crowd cheer. I step onto the small stage so Ashlea Simon, then the party deputy, can put a medal over my head. She and Paul shake my hand and we pose for a picture.
“Well done, son,” says another member, patting my back as I sit down.
Nobody in the room knows that I am an infiltrator from HOPE not hate.
Discover more about my year undercover in Britain First and what I uncovered about their extremist agenda.
Dive into our three main articles to uncover the depths of Britain First’s lies, crimes, and extremist agenda:
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