US president Donald Trump has retweeted Twitter messages posted by far-right activist Jayda Fransen.

The account of the 45th United States president retweeted three messages from the deputy leader of the controversial group Britain First in the space of 15 hours.

In one Ms Fransen, who was charged in September with religiously aggravated harassment in Kent, wrote: "VIDEO: Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary!"

In another she posted a video apparently of a "Muslim migrant beating up Dutch boy on crutches!"

Ms Fransen was charged with Britain First leader Paul Golding over alleged activity during a gang-rape trial.

They were both arrested by Kent Police in May, and then re-arrested three months later.

It followed concerns relating to their alleged behaviour during the trial of four men for attacking a teenage girl above the 555 Pizza takeaway in Ramsgate.

Ms Fransen was also Britain First's candidate in a Rochester and Strood by-election, but lives in Penge, south east London.

Mr Trump did not add comments to the retweets, but sent out the messages to his 43,557,632 million followers.

The far-right Britain First leaders have courted controversy, with campaigns against mosques opening up in Kent and other places.