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Britain's yellow-vest activists - BBC Newsnight
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February 19, 2019
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15:07Now PlayingNewsnight has been told that the far-right, which has traditionally been fragmented in the UK, is coming together under the banner of the yellow-vests to try to create unrest.
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For several months, protesters wearing high vis jackets have been holding small rallies and protests every weekend in various towns and cities across Britain.
Inspired by what’s been happening - on a much larger scale - in France, these self-dubbed yellow-vest activists have a wide range of demands and grievances.
Fulfilling Brexit is prominent, so too is the belief that last year the authorities covered up the murder of three teenagers in west London.
With divisions in Britain apparently widening as the clock ticks down to the end of March, in amongst the genuine protesters, is something more sinister happening?
This report is from Katie Razzall and Yasminara Khan.
Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews.
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