The Daily Star’s flirtation with extremist right-wing, if not right-wing, politics appears to be over. Last month Richard Desmond’s flagship red top raised concerns that it was preparing to formally endorse the English Defence League after publishing an editorial entitled “Don’t Dare Ignore The EDL” with the accompanying splash “English Defence League To Become A Political Party”.
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