How Do We Define The Far-Right?

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68d16cd8180000b4e95cfd3a.jpg?cache=mWPb24hSno&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="The counter protest by Stand Up to Racism and other anti fascist groups makes its way down Kingsway towards Trafalgar Square on September 13, 2025 in London, England. " data-caption="The counter protest by Stand Up to Racism and other anti fascist groups makes its way down Kingsway towards Trafalgar Square on September 13, 2025 in London, England. " data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Guy Smallman via Getty Images" />The counter protest by Stand Up to Racism and other anti fascist groups makes its way down Kingsway towards Trafalgar Square on September 13, 2025 in London, England. </div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>How do we define the far-right?</p><p>It’s a phrase which has been long associated with those on the political fringes, like the English Defence League (EDL) and the British National Party (BNP).</p><p>But as concerns over rising <a href="news/immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">immigration</a> grow, <a href="news/reform-uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reform</a> UK gains prominence, and <a href="news/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donald Trump’s </a>administration settles in for its second term, it is a description which is rising in prominence once again.</p><p>Tommy Robinson (aka Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) galvanised more than 100,000 people to march through London earlier this month to protest the supposed suppression of free speech – though many who took part reject any suggestion that they <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/21/readers-polarised-unite-the-kingdom-rally" t