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UK far right accused of exploiting stabbing attack
Filed: Jun 03, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
Summary: An expert says UK far-right activists are using a student stabbing tragedy to promote moral panic.
WHO: Aaron Edwards, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Leicester
WHAT: Says far-right activists are hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence and promote moral panic
WHEN: Jun 03, 2026 at 3:01 PM ET
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: He said populist right-wing actors are feeding perceptions not founded in reality and promoting moral panic after the stabbing-related protest and police attack.
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