UK designates extreme right wing group under sanctions legislation

The Government has designated “Blood and Honour” (and any aliases it uses) under the sanctions regime, imposing a full asset freeze on it with effect from 8 January. It says it has reasonable grounds to suspect the organisation of promoting and encouraging terrorism, seeking to recruit people for that purpose and making funds available for terrorist activities.

This is the first time the Domestic Counter-Terrorism sanctions regime has been used to target extreme right-wing terrorism.