Police have charged the leader of the far-right Britain First group with an offence listed under the Terrorism Act.

Paul Golding has been charged with failing to comply with a duty imposed under or by virtue of Schedule 7 of the act, according to police records published by the group.

It comes after the 38-year-old refused to give officers with the Met's Counter-Terrorism Command the pin number to his mobile phone after being stopped at Heathrow Airport.

He had just stepped off a flight returning from a trip to the Russian parliament in Moscow.

Golding, who said in a later statement that he is not a terrorist, is due to appear for a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.


He maintains the charge against him is "an abuse of legislation".

Schedule 7 of the Terrorist Act gives police officers the power to interrogate, search and detain people at UK ports for up to six hours while they investigate whether someone is involved in the planning or carrying out of a terrorist offence.