Wednesday briefing: In a new era of far-right organising, how can we tackle hate?

Political hatred in Britain is now considered worse than a decade ago, even as those sowing division are seen as a minority, according to Kim Leadbeater, sister of murdered MP Jo Cox. She urged citizens to "drown out" loud, divisive voices with "good stories of this country."

However, a significant concern is the role of influential figures like Elon Musk, who owns a major social media platform. His decision to reinstate a prominent far-right agitator and amplify a transnational far-right movement to his 240 million followers amplifies online harm that contributes to offline violence and creates hostile environments, particularly for people of color.

This online fomenting of hate is occurring alongside other pressing UK news. A Russian warship fired warning shots near a British yacht amid heightened tensions. The Liberal Democrats are pushing Labour to strengthen its position on rejoining the EU's single market. In the Middle East, Iran's top diplomat linked a peace deal with the US to Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. Separately, a BBC presenter lauded for appealing to young men reportedly has a history of misogynistic remarks. In the US, Hillary Clinton called Biden's decision to seek a second term a "terrible mistake."

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They are very loud. But the rest of us then have got a duty to drown them out and tell the good stories of this country