Far-right party Britain First are to take 'direct action' against among others London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Blackburn with Darwen councillor Hussain Akhtar.

In a statement released the party says it will is about to launch a 'direct action campaign' against Muslim elected officials, at all levels of politics.

Among those named are new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Mohammed Altaf-Khan (mayor of Oxford), Hussain Akhtar (mayor of Blackburn with Darwen) and Shafique Shah (mayor of Birmingham).

Britain First leader Paul Golding said: ‘Britain First specialises in militant direct action and has tracked down and confronted numerous hate preachers and terrorists'.

‘Britain First now considers all Muslim elected officials as ‘occupiers’ and will start to oppose their strategy of entryism and take-over of our political system'.

‘Our intelligence led operations will focus on all aspects of their day-to-day lives and official functions, including where they live, work, pray and so on'.

Golding turned his back on the new mayor on election night in a move widely ridiculed.