An Al Jazeera investigation reveals a convicted paramilitary linked to a proscribed terror group has close ties to a right-wing student organisation in the UK, with claims of weapons trafficking and offers to commit murder.
01Summary
- 01Allan Nesbitt, a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), is linked to Turning Point UK (TPUK).
- 02TPUK CEO Jack Ross was filmed agreeing to pay Nesbitt thousands of pounds to stage a fake political rally and offered to arrange physical attacks for money.
- 03Nesbitt told an undercover reporter he could arrange a killing with the help of his UVF connections and showed off a shotgun, pistol and live ammunition.
- 04Nesbitt said money from the murder would be used to smuggle weapons from Scotland to Northern Ireland for the UVF.
- 05The UVF killed more than 500 people during the Troubles, according to journalist Patricia Devlin.
02Why it matters
This story matters because it exposes alleged criminal and paramilitary links within a UK right-wing group that has ties to senior Conservative and Reform UK politicians, potentially raising national security concerns.
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