Labour Party members want to sack the Queen, abolish Britain’s borders and the nuclear deterrent, and support a general strike to bring down the government.
They also blame Britain, rather than the IRA, for terrorist attacks in Northern Ireland and dislike the national anthem, according to a poll that reveals the prevalence of extremist views in Labour ranks.
Most of the 1,100 members surveyed by YouGov believe the antisemitism crisis that has ripped the party apart is mostly the fault of the media or Jeremy Corbyn’s opponents.
Just 15% are “proud” of Britain’s history, with 43% saying they are “ashamed”. Only 29% believe in retaining the monarchy, while 62% say that Britain should become a republic.
One in five would be “happy” or “proud” to sing the national anthem while half would be bored, embarrassed or angry.
The poll was commissioned by Mainstream, a new campaign against political extremism, which is to be run by Ian Austin, who quit the party in February.
When it comes to terrorism, more Labour members (32%) blame the British government for the atrocities of the Troubles, such as the Warrington and Birmingham bombings, than blame Republican terrorists such as the IRA (27%).
Just 29% think groups such as Isis and Al-Qaeda are most to blame for Islamist terrorist attacks in Britain. Nearly seven in 10 think either that both sides are equally to blame (40%) or that the UK and its allies are most to blame (28%).
Meanwhile, 69% support strikes to overthrow a Conservative government, and 70% agree with getting rid of nuclear weapons. Almost half say nations “should remove borders and people should decide where they want to live”.
Party members approve of controls on the press. A total of 79% support laws to limit who can own national newspapers, while 51% say a Labour government should take greater control of broadcast media.
Only 23% agree that Labour has a serious problem with antisemitism. Despite huge evidence that the leadership has connived with or covered up antisemitism in the party, most members (54%) say the media or Corbyn’s political opponents are behind the accusations.
“The party of today is not the one I grew up in. It has been consumed by a culture of extremism and intolerance,” said Austin.
“Under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, Labour has become a safe haven for antisemites. Those who have taken a stand against this corrosive evil within have been intimidated and even driven from the party but we will not be silenced.”
He said Mainstream, a cross-party group, would “shine a spotlight on those who peddle extremist views” and called for “tolerance and respect to be restored to political debate and for extremism to be driven from public life”.
