Extinction Rebellion UK has called for the police to be defunded (Image: GETTY)
Speaking in the Daily Telegraph Lord Woodcock said the UK must also “take notice” of the far right.
He also added the left has been “overstepping the mark into antisocial behaviour”.
He said: “We must be vigilant against a similar blind spot in Britain to the prospect of progressive extremism.
“That is the unacceptable disruption or even violence carried out in the name of progressive causes.”
Extinction Rebellion have called for the police to be defunded (Image: GETTY)
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Lord Woodcock named Extinction Rebellion (XR) that oversteps into “anti‑social” behaviour.