'I joined the far right at 15'

The number of people referred to the UK's terrorism-prevention programme over concerns related to extreme right-wing activity jumped by 36% in 2017/18.

'John' became involved with far-right groups as a teenager, sharing anti-Muslim propaganda on social media. He was referred to Prevent by a college teacher and is now working to help people at risk of radicalisation.

Producer: Suneil Asar for BBC Asian Network. Reporter: Shabnam Mahmood.

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