Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in UK Shifting Toward ‘Terrorist Intent,’ MI5 Chief Warns

MI5 Warns of “Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism” Threat

MI5 chief Ken McCallum has used his annual speech to warn of threats to the UK from Iran and right-wing extremists. Plus: The chancellor has rejected calls to match capital gains and income tax rates, Nigel Farage is publicly briefing against Robert Jenrick, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon pledges more support for small business owners. With Aaron […]

Anti-Muslim rhetoric in UK shifting toward ‘terrorist intent,’ MI5 chief warns

LONDON: People in the UK who hold anti-Muslim beliefs are becoming more likely to consider staging terrorist attacks against migrant centers and asylum hotels, the head of MI5, the country’s counterintelligence and security agency, warned. In an annual threat update, Ken McCallum said the agency had documented a significant shift from radicalized, right-wing sentiment toward violence, The Guardian newspaper reported. He described this change as …

MI5 chief issues urgent warning over terror threat linked to UK's migrant crisis

Sir Ken McCallum admitted intelligence officers have seen an increase in "anti-immigration and anti-Muslim" grievances "tipping into terrorist intent".