The mother of a young girl has said she is “livid” over Britain First’s use of an image of her daughter selling poppies on their official Facebook page.
The image, taken on 7 November ahead of Remembrance Sunday, purports to show two members of the far-right group “guarding” the 12 and 13-year-old Nottingham Sea Cadets.
Nottingham Sea Cadets condemned the use of the photograph and had been attempting to have the image removed.
Although it appears the image has now been taken down on the group’s Facebook, it is still available on the Britain First website.
The mother had also appealed to Facebook to remove the image, but was told as her daughter was between 13 and 17 years old they could do nothing.
The social media giant told the BBC it does not comment on individual cases, and did not return The Independent’s subsequent requests for comment.
"I'm livid with Facebook as they did not help or support at all," the mother, who has asked not to be identified, told the BBC.
She also said the company’s reporting system was a “joke”.
Sea Cadet UK said the group’s use of the image was “completely beyond the pale.”
The chairman of the Cadets told The Independent they were “furious” and added Britain First were “using this spurious excuse that they are protecting the children but the kids don’t do this on their own they have adult instructors with them anyway so the whole thing is just shocking and we are really not happy about this."
Britain First did not respond to requests for comment.
