Birmingham HMRC employee identified as Patriotic Alternative member

An undercover BBC reporter spent a year investigating Patriotic Alternative, filming demonstrations and recording some members using racial slurs, alongside talk of race wars.

Patriotic Alternative leader Mark Collett said the group were not extremist, did not promote violence, and were advocating for for the rights of “indigenous Britons”.

Fran Heathcote, PCS general secretary, said the “twisted ideology” of Patriotic Alternative had no place in the civil service or in wider society.

“PCS reps in Birmingham have identified an unapologetically racist Patriotic Alternative activist as a member of HMRC staff. Our Welsh reps in HMRC did the same in 2023, demonstrating our commitment to rooting fascist agitators out of our civil service,” she said in a statement.

“As trade unionists and anti-fascists, will continue to actively fight against all forms of racism and fascism.”

An HMRC spokesperson added they did not comment on individual staff members.