A paedophile neo-Nazi will not face another retrial over charges he was a member of banned far-right group National Action.

Jack Renshaw, 23, still faces jail after previously admitting a plot to kill his MP.

It can also now be reported that he was sentenced to 16 months last year for inciting a child to engage in sexual activity after grooming two boys on the internet.

But Renshaw denied being a member of National Action, as did Andrew Clarke, 34, and Michal Trubini, 36, from Warrington.

A jury at their Old Bailey retrial was unable to reach a verdict after 48 hours of deliberations and lawyers say they cannot pursue the charges further.

Renshaw will be sentenced on 17 May for the plot to murder West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper, after his conviction last summer for preparing an act of terror.

He bought a 19-inch (48cm) knife for the purpose, and also admitted threatening to kill the policewoman investigating him for the child sex offences.

Renshaw’s plans were scuppered by Robbie Mullen, a disillusioned former member who began leaking information to campaign group Hope Not Hate.

Mr Mullen, 25, was present when Renshaw announced in a Warrington pub in July 2017 that he would try to kill Ms Cooper.

Speaking to jurors, Mr Mullen said: “He said he was going to kill his local MP, Rosie Cooper. I said ‘are you sure?’ and he said ‘yeah’.

“He said he would kill her, then try to take some hostages to lure the police officer that was investigating him to try to kill her because she was the reason behind it all.

“He said his mind was made up. He had bought a machete.”

Mr Mullen said Renshaw had told him he would wear a fake suicide vest so he would be shot by police.

He reported the threat and Renshaw was arrested. Mr Mullen was granted immunity.

In an interview, MP Rosie Cooper, said: “I was targeted, not as Rosie Cooper the person, but as Rosie Cooper the MP.

“I was to be murdered to send a message to the state.

“Our way of life, our democracy and our freedoms are being attacked by the likes of Renshaw and extremist groups like National Action.”

Renshaw, from Skelmersdale in Lancashire, was also found guilty in another trial, in January 2018, of stirring up racial hatred after calling for the genocide of Jewish people.

National Action, whose members dressed all in black and wore masks, was outlawed at the end of 2016 over its support for the murder of Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox.

It was the first extreme right-wing group to be banned by the government since the Second World War and had up to 100 members at its height.

The group’s leader, Christopher Lythgoe, 32, and another prominent member, Matthew Hankinson, 24, were found guilty last year of membership and sentenced to eight years and six years respectively.

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