Patriotic Alternative: A year undercover with a far-right group

The group is also fundraising for convicted criminals, like those jailed after the Southport riots.

At least three members I spoke to had been referred to Prevent, external. But their views clearly hadn’t changed.

Now it’s all over, I’m much more cautious than I used to be. I feel I have to be careful and more aware than before.

Ultimately, the people I met at PA don’t know my true identity – but they know what I look like.

A barrister who has written books on extremism has said some members I recorded could be investigated for inciting racial hatred, and there are calls for the law to change to ban groups like PA who might be spreading hate.

Leader Mark Collett said they were not extremist, did not promote violence and peacefully campaigned for the rights of what he called indigenous British people.

I don’t have any regrets. It feels like, whatever happens, PA members or others like them will continue to find ways to do what they do.

That’s why it’s important to keep showing people who is behind the mask.