Ryan Ferguson posted in a now deleted video that he had gone to HMP Wakefield to see Jack Renshaw
Ryan Ferguson posted in a now deleted video that he had gone to HMP Wakefield to see Jack Renshaw
A well known far-right agitator previously investigated for allegedly advocating the return of banned National Action visited the group’s former spokesperson – a convicted terrorist and child sex offender – in prison. Ryan Ferguson, 26, posted in a now deleted TikTok video that he had been invited to “Monster Mansion” to meet Jack Renshaw, the former poster boy of the banned terrorist organisation who is serving a life sentence for intending to kill a Labour MP.
Ferguson told his thousands of followers that he was travelling to HMP Wakefield to meet Renshaw, after the caged terrorist “asked someone to ask me to come in”. Convicted criminal Ferguson, from Netherton, added: “People can say what they want about me going to see Jack today…I will not shy away that I’m going to see [him].”
The ECHO has approached Ferguson for comment regarding his meeting with Renshaw, but at the time of publication he had not responded. But the meeting with Renshaw will shine a spotlight on Ferguson and any connection he has to National Action members after he was arrested in the summer on suspicion of inviting support for the banned organisation.
Ferguson told a protest outside an Altrincham hotel in July that “National Action are back. National Action are proud.” The ECHO previously reported that Ferguson, who identified himself as the man arrested to his social media followers, was investigated by Counter Terrorism Policing North West.
A spokesperson for the specialist anti-terror police unit told the ECHO there was no update that could be provided regarding the arrest and investigation into Ferguson at this time.
National Action was a neo-Nazi group established in 2013 with branches across the UK but with a heartland in the north west. It was banned by the UK government three years later after it was found to be “concerned in terrorism”. It also promoted and encouraged acts of terrorism after MP Jo Cox’s murder.
The then home secretary, Amber Rudd, said: “National Action is a racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic organisation which stirs up hatred, glorifies violence and promotes a vile ideology. It has absolutely no place in a Britain that works for everyone.”
Renshaw, from Skelmersdale, was said to have wanted to “replicate” the murder of Ms Cox and bought a 19in machete to murder Labour MP Rosie Cooper. He told his own trial that he wanted to murder the MP “to send the state a message”.
He told members of National Action about his plan during a meeting in a Warrington pub in July 2017. The plot was foiled by whistle-blower and former National Action member, Robbie Mullen, who was secretly passing information to charity HOPE not hate, which then informed the police.
When he was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years, Renshaw made a Nazi salute towards supporters as he was led out of the dock. Despite his involvement with National Action, a jury was unable to decide whether he had remained a member after the group was banned.
White supremacist Renshaw was also found guilty of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity during a separate trial. Renshaw set up fake Facebook profiles to contact boys, aged 13 and 14, and boasted that he was rich, could give the boys jobs, asked for intimate pictures and even offered £300 to one of the children to spend a night with him.
HMP Wakefield, where Renshaw is incarcerated, is colloquially known as “Monster Mansion” because of the significant number of notorious and violent criminals in its cells. The category A, high-security prison has recently been the scene of two alleged murders, with former child killer Kyle Bevan and paedophile singer Ian Watkins both being killed in recent months.
Ferguson has previously been pictured at a Britain First meeting wearing a t-shirt with widely recognised neo-Nazi connotations. When contacted by the ECHO regarding the clothing, he said he was unable to comment because the political party he worked for prevented him from giving statements.
Ferguson’s previous convictions include breaching football banning orders on a number of occasions and a nine-month prison sentence for racially abusing a footballer. He also appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court in August 2025 where he was sentenced to 17 weeks’ custody for wasting police time. His own solicitor told proceedings that Ferguson’s extreme views were “moderating”.
Ferguson calls himself a political activist and a nationalist online. His social media bio includes the hashtag “Britain White”.
