Stafford man who called for ‘killing migrants’ pleads guilty to terrorism offences
Summary
Ivan Jennings, a man from Stafford, admitted to terrorism offences after calling for violence against migrants and encouraging terrorist acts inspired by known extremists. He pleaded guilty in Leicester crown court to encouraging terrorism and spreading terrorism-related materials.Key Facts
- Ivan Jennings, 46, pleaded guilty to encouraging terrorism between August and November 2024.
- He also admitted to sharing a manifesto by Anders Breivik, a terrorist who killed 77 people in Norway.
- Jennings was part of extreme rightwing social media groups and urged others to copy attacks by Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people in New Zealand.
- He discussed violent actions, including making bombs and killing migrants arriving by boat.
- Jennings denied possessing Tarrant’s racist manifesto for terrorism, but this charge will be considered at sentencing.
- The UK’s terrorism threat level was raised from “substantial” to “severe” due to growing extremist risks.
- Government data shows a rise in far-right extremist referrals to the Prevent anti-terrorism program, reaching a 10-year high of 8,778 cases in one year.
- Of these referrals, 21% involved extreme rightwing concerns, 10% Islamist-related concerns, and 56% had no specific ideology identified.
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