Toxic identity politics ‘tearing’ us apart, says former Oldham council leader

The Guardian·1 June 2026 at 05:00

Exclusive: 25 years after race riots in north of England, Arooj Shah says extremist groups and lies about grooming scandal are poisoning Oldham

UK Terror Alert iPhone App

This is a summary. Read the full story — and the latest UK counter-terrorism news — in the UK Terror Alert app.

Open in app

Headline and summary aggregated from a publicly available news source (The Guardian). UK Terror Alert is an independent app and is not affiliated with HM Government, MI5, the Home Office or Counter Terrorism Policing.