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Britain First goes back to Leicester, gets chased out of town again

Britain First goes back to Leicester, gets chased out of town again

Unperturbed by the fact they were chased out of town last weekend, Britain First returned to Leicester for a spot of Brexit campaigning on Saturday - and the same thing happened again.

Paul Golding and about 20 Britain First members came back and set up a stall in the exact same place in the city centre to "disprove media statements that said we were driven out". (They were.)

But once again, around 100 people - including Leicester's mayor - showed up to tell the group they weren't welcome.

Every time a member of Britain First tried to say something, they were drowned out by chants of "losers!":

Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby had a heated argument with Golding, telling the far-right leader:

This is a multi racial city and you are not welcome here.

I have a mandate from 77,000 voters and I say on their behalf, leave Leicester.

A police escort eventually ended up leading Britain First away and Golding himself was arrested.

All's well that ends well, eh?

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