Paramilitary hitman linked to British right-wing group Turning Point UK
Summary
A convicted criminal connected to a banned paramilitary group called the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) has ties to a right-wing student group in the UK named Turning Point UK (TPUK). An undercover investigation by Al Jazeera found that TPUK leaders arranged illegal acts including staged events and offers of violence for money, linked to UVF members involved in weapons smuggling and past killings during Northern Ireland’s conflict known as The Troubles.Key Facts
- Allan Nesbitt, a convicted criminal and member of the UVF, has links with Turning Point UK, a right-wing student group in the UK.
- Turning Point UK is connected to senior members of the UK Conservative Party and the Reform UK party.
- TPUK’s CEO Jack Ross introduced Nesbitt to an undercover reporter and agreed to pay him for staging fake rallies and violent acts.
- Nesbitt claimed he could arrange violence, including assaults, stabbings, shootings, and even murder, for a price.
- Nesbitt showed weapons and live ammunition to the undercover reporter to support his claims.
- Money from these violent acts would fund arms for the UVF in Northern Ireland, which Nesbitt said they smuggle from Scotland.
- The UVF is a loyalist paramilitary group responsible for over 500 deaths during The Troubles, a conflict in Northern Ireland between Protestant unionists and Catholic nationalists.
- The UVF committed major attacks like the 1971 McGurk’s bar bombing (15 killed) and the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings (33 killed).
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