Royal British Legion warns political activists against hijacking Faversham’s Remembrance Day parade

Royal British Legion bosses are urging political activists not to hijack Remembrance Sunday in Faversham.

The plea follows complaints that a well-known anti-immigration campaigner brandished Union Flags aboard a tank during the town’s recent carnival, which some wrongly believed was linked to the Legion.

The activist, Harry Hilden, shared a video on his Facebook page of himself on the military vehicle during the parade.

Holding a megaphone, he asks “Whose streets?”, to which some people in the crowd shout back, “Our streets” – a chant that has featured at recent anti-immigration protests.

It later transpired that he was riding on the tank with the full permission of the owner, who was unaware of any political controversy.

Tensions have been running high in Faversham since Kent County