Polish far-right politicians exploit Novak murder with populist rhetoric on race

Comments from Europe and Japan focus on immigration and statements about ‘Britain’s descent into depths of the earth’

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Polish far-right politicians have claimed that the murder of Henry Novak symbolises “Britain’s descent into the depths of the earth” as populists from France, Spain and Japan focused on harrowing clips of his dying moments.

Despite pleas from Novak’s family for people not to exploit the killing for political gain and to focus on cutting knife crime, their comments have focused on race and immigration.