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‘Dangerous weaknesses’ in police vetting for extremism exposed after neo-Nazi joined Met Lizzie Dearden © Provided by The Independent Police vetting for potential extremists has “dangerous weaknesses”, the shadow home secretary has said after an officer was convicted of joining a neo-Nazi terrorist group. Benjamin Hannam, 22, was able to pass checks by the Metropolitan Police despite being part of a banned National Action offshoot. The force accused him of lying on application and vetting forms, but Hannam maintained he answered questions honestly in court. He remained in the force for two years before his affiliation was discovered when antifascists leaked data from a far-right online forum.

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