How a Far Right paedophile terrorist's twisted plot to kill an MP was thwarted by a reformed neo-Nazi

At a run-of-the-mill pub in Warrington in July 2017, Jack Renshaw unveiled his twisted plot. The white supremacist planned to murder MP Rosie Cooper and Det Con Victoria Henderson, who was investigating him for child sex offences.

Sitting around the table at The Friar Penketh, a year after the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox, Renshaw told his associates he planned to buy a replica Roman sword and cut the throat of the two women. He would then take hostages in a pub and attempt 'suicide by cop'.

Renshaw, who was once the face of the BNP Youth, had a captive audience with members of the banned right-wing group National Action. But one man was there to betray him.

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Robbie Mullen tipped off campaign group Hope Not Hate, with journalist Matthew Collins taking on the story. Collins, a reformed neo-Nazi, had been working to prevent the radicalisation of young white men online and had been following the marches and tweets of National Action as part of his investigation.

Following Mr Mullen's tip-off, Hope Not Hate were able to alert the MP, which led to the police inquiry and Renshaw's arrest.

This autumn, a new ITV drama series The Walk-in , starring Stephen Graham, sets out to tell the true story of Renshaw's plot to murder Ms Cooper and the threat to kill Det Con Henderson. Graham plays the role of Matthew Collins as he finds himself at the centre of the counter-terror investigation which led to Renshaw being jailed for life.

It is an about turn for Graham, who is known for playing Combo, a racist skinhead in Shane Meadows' This Is England. Viewers will see Graham's character set out to identify the far-right group and publish