Is the EDL a terror group? Plus Tory leadership hopeful Mel Stride
“It’s not protest, it’s not legitimate. It’s crime and violent disorder”. That’s how Sir Keir Starmer described the far-Right riots that popped up following the Southport stabbings. But who are the rioters and what is motivating them? Camilla and Gordon speak to a former EDL member about why people join similar groups - and why he left.
Then, with six candidates lined up to lead the Conservatives, we hear from the underdog: Mel Stride. The former work and pensions secretary talks about an immigration cap, which taxes he would cut first, and his favourite McDonald’s order.
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