Bedfordshire police win 3 year ban against Britain First entering mosques in England and Wales

The International Business Times reports on the High Court victory secured by Bedfordshire police against the far right group Britain First which bans the group from entering parts of Luton, particularly the Bury Park area, and any mosque in England and Wales for the next three years. The High Court ruling also bars the group’s leadership, Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen, from directing their followers and supporters to Luton.

The far right group is denied entry to mosques and Islamic centres in England and Wales without prior written invitation, according to the terms of the injunction.

The injunction granted to Bedfordshire police comes after charges were brought against both Golding, who has since been fined, and Fransen for disturbances caused during a ‘Christian patrol’ protest in Bury Park in January.

The far right group has also staged a number of protests outside the east London mosque prompting local community leaders and politicians to consider moves to bar the group from entering the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

The injunction granted to Bedfordshire police will be a relief to police forces across the country which have voiced concerns about the costs of policing protests organised by far right groups and the tension caused in local communities by their presence and accompanying violence.

Britain First had intended to appeal the High Court ruling but it is incapable of meeting the financial costs of litigation according to news reports.