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Luciana Berger MP concerned over 'rise in far right' Man jailed for harassing Labour MP Luciana Berger
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A Jewish MP who was subjected to an online campaign of anti-Semitic abuse has spoken of her fears that the far right is on the rise in the UK. A man who subjected a Jewish MP to an online campaign of anti-Semitic abuse has been jailed for two years.
Liverpool Wavertree MP Luciana Berger, 35, says she feels "unsafe" after the "prolonged" campaign, which also "inspired others to post messages". Joshua Bonehill-Paine, 24, was convicted of the racially aggravated harassment of Luciana Berger at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
A man, 24, was convicted of racially aggravated harassment on Wednesday. Speaking earlier, the Liverpool Wavertree MP said she felt "unsafe" after a "prolonged" campaign that also "inspired others to post messages".
Ms Berger said she was "very concerned that we're seeing an increase in the far right". She added she was concerned about an increase in the far right.
Speaking to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire, she added: "We're seeing it across Europe but we're seeing it in our country as well." Speaking to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire before Bonehill-Paine's sentencing, she said: "We're seeing it across Europe but we're seeing it in our country as well."
Government figures, she said, showed an increase in the number of people coming from a right-wing extremist ideology being referred to the government's counter-terrorism strategy Prevent programme.Government figures, she said, showed an increase in the number of people coming from a right-wing extremist ideology being referred to the government's counter-terrorism strategy Prevent programme.
"The concern is when that extremism also crosses the line into terrorism," Ms Berger said. "It also crosses the line into physical threats.""The concern is when that extremism also crosses the line into terrorism," Ms Berger said. "It also crosses the line into physical threats."
The Home Office has been contacted for comment.The Home Office has been contacted for comment.
In October, Wyre and Preston North MP Ben Wallace told Parliament that Prevent had had a growth in far-right referrals, adding: "In some areas of the country, these Prevent referrals outnumber those about the other parts we are worried about."In October, Wyre and Preston North MP Ben Wallace told Parliament that Prevent had had a growth in far-right referrals, adding: "In some areas of the country, these Prevent referrals outnumber those about the other parts we are worried about."
Ms Berger spoke out after a court heard how 24-year-old Joshua Bonehill-Paine wrote five hate-filled blogs in 2014 harassing her.Ms Berger spoke out after a court heard how 24-year-old Joshua Bonehill-Paine wrote five hate-filled blogs in 2014 harassing her.
Bonehill-Paine, of Yeovil, Somerset, posted the articles after the jailing of fellow far-right extremist Garron Helm in October the same year.Bonehill-Paine, of Yeovil, Somerset, posted the articles after the jailing of fellow far-right extremist Garron Helm in October the same year.
Helm, then 21, from Merseyside, had admitted sending a picture on Twitter depicting the MP with a holocaust-era Star of David on her forehead and the hashtag "Hitler was right".Helm, then 21, from Merseyside, had admitted sending a picture on Twitter depicting the MP with a holocaust-era Star of David on her forehead and the hashtag "Hitler was right".
Over the next four months, Bonehill-Paine posted articles online calling Ms Berger "an evil money-grabber" and claiming the number of Jewish Labour MPs was a "problem".Over the next four months, Bonehill-Paine posted articles online calling Ms Berger "an evil money-grabber" and claiming the number of Jewish Labour MPs was a "problem".
Ms Berger said: "This isn't just someone having a go... I felt unsafe because some of the people involved in that campaign... it inspired others to post messages that told me to watch my back, referred to where I lived and made physical threats against me.Ms Berger said: "This isn't just someone having a go... I felt unsafe because some of the people involved in that campaign... it inspired others to post messages that told me to watch my back, referred to where I lived and made physical threats against me.
"As we've seen from the conviction, this is not tolerated in Britain and there are means and ways by which people will be held to account.""As we've seen from the conviction, this is not tolerated in Britain and there are means and ways by which people will be held to account."