Racist David Parnham was also behind ‘punish a Muslim day’ hate campaign, Old Bailey told

A full-scale security alert was set in motion after a man sent fake poison to the Queen with a note saying: “The clowns r coming 4 you,” a court has heard.

David Parnham sent similar letters containing white powder to the then prime minister, Theresa May, two bishops and the Home Office in October 2016, making an apparent reference to reports of attacks by people dressed up as clowns.