A man from Warwickshire has been sentenced for a series of public order offences of racial hatred, religious hatred and hatred related to sexual orientation.

Thomas Webster was included in a BBC Wales documentary when an undercover journalist spent a year with a far-right group. The documentary showed him talking about making video guides on how to deal with different races and how to exploit them.

Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands received information on Webster and an investigation was launched centred on his social media posts.

He was arrested in September 2025 and subsequently charged with 12 public order offences of racial hatred, religious hatred and hatred related to sexual orientation relating to content on six of his social media accounts posted between September 2024 to September 2025.

In August, he admitted posting material online using threatening words or behaviour which was intended to stir up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation, and a further offence of posting material online using threatening words or behaviour intended to stir up hatred on the grounds of religion.

Detective Chief Superintendent Alison Hurst, head of Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands, said: “I hope the fact that he is now serving a prison sentence sends a clear message that extreme racist views and promoting serious violence is completely unacceptable in our society and it simply will not be tolerated.

“I would like to thank the BBC for their documentary which assisted our investigation and get a vile individual jailed.”