Neo-Nazi terror is a serious threat John Yates, assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, told MPs that Britain faces an increasing threat from neo-Nazi extremists operating as “lone wolves”.
Mr Yates warned of right-wing extremists operating alone, without an organisational network. He told the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee: “What we have seen in recent years is a growth around some far-right extremism movements.”
Mr Yates, responding to a question from David Winnick, a Labour MP who asked him about racist and fascist groups who turned to violence, said the police were seeing the emergence of “the lone wolf”. “That is something we take extremely seriously and we make sure we balance our resources to deal with that threat.”
