Britain First pair jailed for religious harassment

The leader and deputy leader of Britain First, the far-right group, have been jailed for launching a “political campaign” in which Muslims were branded paedophiles and rapists.

Paul Golding, 36, and Jayda Fransen, 32, both of Penge, south-east London, were found guilty at Folkestone magistrates’ court yesterday of religiously-aggravated harassment after they were arrested over the distribution of leaflets and posting of online videos during a gang-rape trial.

Judge Justin Barron, jailing Fransen for 36 weeks and Golding for 18 weeks, said the crimes were “deliberately planned against targeted victims”.