No 10 says Donald Trump's retweet of Britain First's Jayda Fransen is '˜wrong'

Downing Street has said Donald Trump was 'wrong' to share anti-Muslim videos posted online by the deputy leader of far-right group Britain First.

The US president retweeted to his 43.6 million followers three posts by Jayda Fransen on Wednesday, including unverified footage purporting to show Muslims committing crimes.

One of the posts which President Trump retweetedplaceholder image
One of the posts which President Trump retweeted

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Britain First sought to divide communities through its use of “hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions”.

“It is wrong for the president to have done this,” the spokesman said.

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