The English Defence League is set to open a headquarters in Luton, says its leader, who has been released from jail.
Stephen Lennon, who calls himself Tommy Robinson, said the HQ would be at his tanning shop premises in Hastings Street.
“It will be like the Discover Islam centre but we will be telling the truth about Islam,” he said. “I will be in there every day. It’s going to be a nightmare for the police because it’s going to get attacked.”
Lennon said the headquarters would be run as a “charity”, as he was unable to run a business because the police had had his bank accounts frozen.
The EDL leader has a tag to ensure he obeys a curfew order after spending 18 weeks in jail for entering the US on a false passport.
Here is an example of the sort of education about Islam that visitors to the new EDL HQ can expect to receive from Lennon:
