By Cameron Henderson

 

LONDON, 09 Nov. - (ANA) - British fascists are being trained by American white supremacists linked to a deadly terror attack, the Telegraph can reveal.

 

Members of Vanguard Britannica, a racist, anti-Semitic group based in the UK, travelled to the US in September to attend the first national conference of the Patriot Front, America’s most prolific neo-Nazi group.

 

The members returned to the UK “ready to apply what they have learnt in our home country”, leaked Telegram messages show.

 

During their trip to Texas, delegates took part in training “workshops”.

 

They also met with prominent American white nationalists including Jared Taylor, the editor of American Renaissance magazine, a publication associated with the movement, and Thomas Rousseau, the leader of Patriot Front.

 

Mr Rousseau formerly headed up Vanguard America, the American chapter of the group, members of whom were present at the march preceding the 2017 Charlottesville terror attack which left one person dead and injured dozens more.

 

James Alex Fields marched with the group at the Unite The Right rally before mowing down a peaceful crowd. Vanguard America has denied Fields was a member.

 

Mr Taylor is an academic who believes in voluntary racial segregation and has been credited with intellectualising the US white nationalist movement away from Klansmen and skinheads.

 

Vanguard Britannica’s engagement with the Patriot Front will fuel fears that the British group could bring the extreme tactics used by American neo-Nazis to streets of UK cities, including flash demonstrations that incorporate smoke bombs, flares and anti-Semitic chants.

 

Last July, masked members of the Patriot Front descended on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee, while holding American flags and chanting “Sieg Heil”. Members are also required to engage in weekly on-the-ground activism or face expulsion.

 

Vanguard Britannica has previously blamed Jews for the migrant crisis and called for Britain to be free from “Jewish usury, media control, and non-white immigration”.

 

 

 

 

Alex Hearn, co-director of Labour Against Antisemitism, called the disclosure “extremely concerning” and urged British counter-terrorism officers to take action.

 

New figures show the highest number of people on record were referred to the UK’s anti-extremism scheme in the year to march — with a 37 per cent rise in extremism cases.

 

A total of 8,778 people were referred to the programme, the highest since records began in 2015, up 27 per cent from the previous year’s 6,922 referrals, according to data collected by Prevent, the UK’s counter-terrorism programme.

 

The British group is known for intimidating minority communities through sticker campaigns and unfurling banners on motorways that include opposing “Zionist wars”.

 

They have previously said they wish to “educate all on the evils the Jew wreaks upon our lands and people”.

 

 

 

 

It is understood that the group has been reported to Counter Terrorism Policing over its recent trip to the US.

 

Dr Julia Ebner, a researcher specialising in radicalisation, extremism and terrorism at the University of Oxford and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, said: “This form of transnational tactical inspiration and guidance is becoming increasingly common among the extreme Right.”

 

She added that the meeting “could lead to a shift towards more transgressive tactics — which fit with an overall trend of a more emboldened far Right in the UK”.

 

Vanguard Britannica is also linked to Active Club England (ACE), a neo-Nazi group recruiting fighting-age white British men to “enforce their will on the world”, The Telegraph understands.

 

Two ACE Midlands activists were pictured alongside Mr Taylor just days after members of Vanguard Britannica were also photographed with the leading white nationalist, Telegram messages reveal.

 

The West Midlands region received the highest number of referrals for extremism per million people (176) in the year to March, Home Office data shows.

 

Western intelligence agencies are allegedly monitoring “Active Clubs”, white supremacist groups that place emphasis on physical fitness, such as ACE, owing to the threat of increasing international cooperation between them, the Guardian reported.

 

In an interview with an undercover reporter, the leader of the group boasted about having ties to a network of “good actors” at the forefront of the conservative protest movement in Britain.

 

 

 

 

After being forced into a “security lockdown” in January following an “infiltration”, ACE is once again enlisting recruits.

 

Members are required to have a “pro-White worldview”, be a “heterosexual male of European heritage”, “train a combat sport” and “train weightlifting or calisthenics”.

 

Applicants who are six foot and above, heavier than 80kg (12 stone 6tlb) and have a “straight edge” will be looked upon favourably, the group says.

 

The ACE leader said the group is made up of “deeply committed national socialists”, “white nationalists” and “everything in between” whose plan is to “get together and enforce their will on the world.”

 

During the call, he stressed the importance of being able to fight, with membership contingent on attending training at least once a month to practise hand-to-hand combat.

 

“We wish to have a continued existence for our people,” he said.

 

 

 

 

Mr Hearn said: “It is extremely concerning that British neo-Nazis have partnered with their American counterparts to collaborate on campaigns and share tactics.

 

“Equally concerning is the British group’s relationship with German neo-Nazis allied to Hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist group that runs an international criminal empire.

 

“Counter terrorism police must now address Vanguard Britannica.”

 

Dr Ebner said: “There is a risk that this type of US-UK extreme-Right convergence also allows for other synergies, such as shared funding structures and more impactful comms campaigns that reach new target audiences.”

 

A Counter Terrorism Policing spokesman said: “We have ongoing concerns about people becoming engaged with extremism and terrorism — whether that be linked to extreme Right wing terrorism, Islamist terrorism, or other forms of terrorist ideologies.

 

“Evidenced through our increasing casework in these areas, the scale of the extreme Right wing terrorist threat is one that isn’t going away, and something we share with our international partners. We know that there are rising numbers of young people being drawn into the ideology, through social media and online platforms.

 

An ACE spokesman said: “Active Club England is a fraternal organisation for English and European men dedicated to the creation of a culture prioritising physical fitness, self-improvement, and the building of strong and healthy communities.

 

“We meet regularly to train, socialise, and network — prioritising weightlifting, combat sports, outdoor pursuits, and communal events.

 

“We are unapologetically for the English people and their continued existence in their ancestral homelands.”   - (ANA) -

 

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