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end: 2016
location: "United Kingdom"
created: 2026-05-21
updated: 2026-05-22
summary: "National Action was a British neo-Nazi organization proscribed in December 2016 as the UK's first banned terrorist group since World War II, producing more than a dozen criminal convictions for membership and terrorism offenses between 2018 and 2022."
updated: 2026-09-22
summary: "National Action was a British neo-Nazi organization proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000 in December 2016, producing more than a dozen criminal convictions for membership and terrorism offenses between 2018 and 2022."
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[[National Action]] was a British neo-Nazi organization founded in late 2013 by [[Alex Davies]] and [[Benjamin Raymond]], both university students at the time. It was the first organization outside [[Northern Ireland]] to be proscribed as a terrorist group in the [[United Kingdom]] since World War II, banned by Home Secretary [[Amber Rudd]] on December 16, 2016 under the Terrorism Act 2000 after the organization publicly celebrated the murder of Labour MP [[Jo Cox]] and made death threats to multiple other left-wing politicians. More than a dozen individuals were convicted of membership in or facilitation of National Action in trials spanning 2018 to 2022, with sentences ranging from 3 years to life imprisonment.[^1]
[[National Action]] was a British neo-Nazi organization founded in late 2013 by [[Alex Davies]] and [[Benjamin Raymond]], both university students at the time. It was proscribed in the [[United Kingdom]] under the [[Terrorism Act 2000]] by Home Secretary [[Amber Rudd]] on December 16, 2016, after the organization publicly celebrated the murder of Labour MP [[Jo Cox]] and made death threats to multiple other left-wing politicians. More than a dozen individuals were convicted of membership in or facilitation of National Action in trials spanning 2018 to 2022, with sentences ranging from 3 years to life imprisonment.[^1]
### Founding and Iron March Connection
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[[Alice Cutter]] (23, Sowerby Bridge): convicted of membership, sentenced to 3 years (Judge: Paul Farrer QC). [[Mark Jones]] (25, Sowerby Bridge): convicted of membership, sentenced to 5 years 6 months. [[Garry Jack]] (24, Birmingham): convicted of membership, sentenced to 4 years 6 months. [[Connor Scothern]] (19, Nottingham): convicted of membership, detained in youth custody 18 months.
#### Wave 4 (Central Criminal Court, 2021)
[[Benjamin Hannam]] (22), serving Metropolitan Police constable of Edmonton, north London, a probationary officer: convicted on 1 April 2021 at the [[Central Criminal Court]] ([[Old Bailey]]) of National Action membership under section 11 of the [[Terrorism Act 2000]], two counts of fraud by false representation under sections 1 and 2 of the [[Fraud Act 2006]] (lying on his Metropolitan Police Service application form and vetting form about BNP or similar organisation membership), two counts of possessing documents useful to a terrorist under section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (Anders Breivik's manifesto and a knife-attack instructional manual, both found on a USB stick at his home), and one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child under section 62 of the [[Coroners and Justice Act 2009]]. He pleaded guilty to the child image count. Sentenced by Judge [[Anthony Leonard QC]] on 4 May 2021 to four years and four months plus one year extended licence. A [[Serious Crime Prevention Order]] restricting internet use was imposed for two years post-release. A 10-year terrorism notification period was also imposed.
[[Benjamin Hannam]] (22), serving Metropolitan Police constable of Edmonton, north London, a probationary officer: convicted on 1 April 2021 at the [[Central Criminal Court]] ([[Old Bailey]]) of National Action membership under section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000, two counts of fraud by false representation under sections 1 and 2 of the [[Fraud Act 2006]] (lying on his Metropolitan Police Service application form and vetting form about BNP or similar organisation membership), two counts of possessing documents useful to a terrorist under section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (Anders Breivik's manifesto and a knife-attack instructional manual, both found on a USB stick at his home), and one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child under section 62 of the [[Coroners and Justice Act 2009]]. He pleaded guilty to the child image count. Sentenced by Judge [[Anthony Leonard QC]] on 4 May 2021 to four years and four months plus one year extended licence. A [[Serious Crime Prevention Order]] restricting internet use was imposed for two years post-release. A 10-year terrorism notification period was also imposed.
Hannam became the first serving UK police officer convicted of a terrorism-related offence. He was dismissed from the Metropolitan Police via an accelerated gross misconduct hearing in April 2021, prior to sentencing.
Hannam had attended his first National Action meeting on 6 March 2016 at a pub in Paddington, joining the London branch. He continued with the organisation through summer 2017, including attending a post-proscription meeting in [[Swindon]] in January 2017, confirmed by CCTV footage, travel records, and financial transactions. He registered on Iron March under the username "Anglisc" shortly after joining National Action in March 2016. He applied to join the Metropolitan Police on 19 July 2017, falsely denying BNP-or-similar membership on both his application and vetting forms. His school had raised internal concerns about his views on immigration but was not contacted by the vetting unit.
He was identified by [[Counter Terrorism Command]] in February 2020 through the November 2019 Iron March database leak, and arrested on 5 March 2020. The prosecution described him as an "active recruiter" for National Action's London branch.[^5]
He was identified by [[Counter Terrorism Command]] in February 2020 through the November 2019 Iron March database leak, and arrested on 5 March 2020. The prosecution described him as an "active recruiter" for National Action's London branch.[^4]
#### Wave 5 (Winchester Crown Court, May 2022)
Alex Davies, co-founder (Swansea): found guilty on May 17, 2022 of membership between December 17, 2016 and September 27, 2017, sentenced to 8 years 6 months.[^4]
Alex Davies, co-founder (Swansea): found guilty on May 17, 2022 of membership between December 17, 2016 and September 27, 2017, sentenced to 8 years 6 months.[^5]
### O9A Integration via Ryan Fleming
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[^1]: Crown Prosecution Service. "Members of banned British neo-Nazi group jailed." 2018. https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/members-banned-british-neo-nazi-group-jailed; Home Office. "National Action proscription announcement." December 16, 2016.
[^2]: CTC West Point. "The Iron March Forum and the Evolution of the 'Skull Mask' Neo-Fascist Network." https://ctc.westpoint.edu/the-iron-march-forum-and-the-evolution-of-the-skull-mask-neo-fascist-network/
[^3]: Crown Prosecution Service. "Life sentence for white supremacist MP murder plot." May 2019. https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/life-sentence-white-supremacist-mp-murder-plot
[^4]: Crown Prosecution Service. "Co-founder of right-wing terror group convicted." May 2022. https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/co-founder-right-wing-terror-group-convicted; Counter Terrorism Policing. "Year in review 2018 - National Action convictions." https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/draft-a-year-in-review-2018-national-action-convictions/
[^5]: R v Hannam, Sentencing Remarks, Central Criminal Court, 4 May 2021. Judge Anthony Leonard QC. https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R-v-Hannam-Setencing-Remarks.pdf; CPS. "Former police officer jailed for National Action membership." 4 May 2021. https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/former-police-officer-jailed-national-action-membership
[^4]: R v Hannam, Sentencing Remarks, Central Criminal Court, 4 May 2021. Judge Anthony Leonard QC. https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R-v-Hannam-Setencing-Remarks.pdf; CPS. "Former police officer jailed for National Action membership." 4 May 2021. https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/former-police-officer-jailed-national-action-membership
[^5]: Crown Prosecution Service. "Co-founder of right-wing terror group convicted." May 2022. https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/co-founder-right-wing-terror-group-convicted; Counter Terrorism Policing. "Year in review 2018 - National Action convictions." https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/draft-a-year-in-review-2018-national-action-convictions/
[^6]: HOPE not hate. "Jailed! National Action paedophile behind bars." 29 July 2017. https://hopenothate.org.uk/2017/07/29/jailed-national-action-paedophile-behind-bars/; Jake Hanrahan (@Jake_Hanrahan). Twitter, 11 February 2021. https://x.com/Jake_Hanrahan/status/1360317804600324096