Terror: Met police arrest alleged member of banned far-right group

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being a member of a banned far-right wing group.

The suspect was detained on Wednesday in north London as part of an investigation by officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, the force said.

His home was searched and the man was questioned before being bailed to mid-December.

The force said in a statement: “The 35-year-old man was arrested on the morning of Wednesday, November 10 at an address in north London on suspicion of membership to a proscribed organisation (contrary to Section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000).

“The address was searched. The man was detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, and taken to a London police station. He has since been bailed to a date in mid-December.

“The arrest relates to suspected membership to an extreme right-wing group. Enquiries continue.”