Jo Cox murder suspect had links to neo-Nazi group: report

New allegations are emerging about the man suspected of murdering Jo Cox yesterday. He was named locally as Thomas Mair, and his brother said he had a history of mental illness – and no known interest in politics. But overnight, the Southern Poverty Law Center – a US civil rights campaign group that tracks extremist organisations – reported the following:

The Daily Telegraph disclosed that Mair was identified as a subscriber to S. A. Patriot, a South African magazine that was published by the pro-apartheid group White Rhino. It has yet to be established if he did shout ‘Britain first’ as some reports suggested, or whether he has any link to the organisation of that name. Britain First has released a video denouncing the murder.