The leader of far-right movement Britain First has reportedly admitted attacking his former deputy in a shocking secret recording.

Ex-member Jayda Fransen, from Penge, accused the party’s current leader Paul Golding of violently abusing and locking her in their home to control her.

The shocking accusations against Swanley's Mr Golding were made in a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight documentary - Britain First: Hateful Secrets.

The documentary included a 45-minute recording from 2015 where Mr Golding admitted to assaulting Jayda and one other woman.

He defended his actions by saying to Jayda: "Driving someone crazy is just as bad as physical."

Jayda responded: "Everyone drives you crazy so you beat them, that’s your excuse."

She also accused Mr Golding of trying to kill her when he allegedly threw a bottle at her face. Mr Golding didn't deny the accusations during the recording.

Jayda told the BBC that the abuse went on for four and a half years.

The pair became a couple shortly after Jayda joined the party in 2014 and they continued to live with each other after their private relationship ended.

Jayda, who quit the party earlier this year, was in tears when interviewed by Spotlight and said she didn’t go to the police so she could protect the party’s reputation.

At one point she said: "There were incidents that could have went so badly wrong, I could have ended up really hurt or worse. That’s where the fear came in, I thought 'I’m guna end up dead'."

Britain First was banned from Facebook last year for breaking community standards.

News Shopper has contacted Britain First for comment.

Mr Golding told the BBC: "I have been advised to warn you that any libel or defamation will result in legal proceedings."