Former Trump aide Steve Bannon has made claims that the UK is 'heading to a civil war' because of what he terms the rise of 'radical Islam'.

Bannon, who was Donald Trump's chief strategist for the first seven months of his first presidential term and remains a key ally, made the remarks at a gathering of America First supporters in Washington last night.

Speaking at NatCon 5, a conference dedicated to the US National Conservative movement, Bannon argued that recent protests in combination with the appearance of national flags across the country mean a historic moment is looming.

Bannon said: 'England is heading to a civil war as we speak.

'Why? [...] They have a problem with radical Islam that they have not dealt with, and it's metastasising and getting worse.'