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Anti-Immigration Activist John Watt Denounced by Daughter and Ex as BBC Report Revives Abuse Convictions

He rejects the 2018 jury verdict, posting misleading claims online.

Overview

  • Katie, Watt’s teenage daughter, posted a TikTok calling him a narcissist, manipulator and abuser and urged people not to follow him.
  • Ex-partner Laura Shearer told BBC Disclosure he was a bully with a volatile temper and said she left after he grabbed her by the throat.
  • A Glasgow Sheriff Court jury in 2018 convicted Watt of assaulting two former partners, with the sheriff calling his behaviour quite appalling and imposing supervision, unpaid work and a non-harassment order.
  • Watt gained a profile at protests outside asylum hotels in Scotland and used his Bring the Noise podcast to claim asylum seekers were a danger to women.
  • He continues to deny the crimes on social media, shares misleading court documents, and has shifted attention to digital ID and Covid conspiracy narratives, with no new charges reported.