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A 'racist' leaflet claiming "the white race is nature's finest" has not broken any laws, according to police.

The contents of the flyer, posted through letter boxes in south Liverpool by an organisation calling itself the Church of Creativity, have been examined by legal experts who have ruled no offence has been committed.

The organisation, which operates under a slogan of "white racial loyalty without compromise," denied any wrongdoing despite causing many people offence, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Reports of the leaflet were made to the police, who passed the information on to the force’s specialist SIGMA hate crime department and its legal experts.

However, despite its contents being labelled as "disgusting", "appalling" and "offensive" by a host of Merseyside politicians, including Riverside MP Louise Ellman, it has not been deemed as illegal.

A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "A range of offences and other police powers have been considered in relation to the production and distribution of these leaflets and, at the present time, no offences have been disclosed.

"We recognise that members of the public may be concerned about these leaflets but they remain in the scope of freedom of expression."

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The flyer was posted through doors around the St Michaels area of Aigburth at the end of last week.

In response, police posted their own material in the same area asking anyone who had information about its delivery to contact the force.

The police spokesman added anyone who felt they had received something they felt was inappropriate could still contact officers by calling 101.

The Church of Creativity claims "what is good for the white race is of the highest virtue, and what is bad for the white race is the ultimate sin".

According to Cailen Cambeul, a Reverend in the organisation who said he was responsible for its distribution, the organisation is legal and does not “promote, tolerate nor incite illegal activity”.

Defending its views when it emerged police were investigating the leaflet, he said: "The Church of Creativity is a professional, non-violent, progressive pro-white religion.

"We promote white civil rights, white self-determination, and white liberation via 100% legal activism."