It occurred as a result of heightened tension between the large and growing British Asian communities and the city 's white majority , escalated by confrontation between the Anti-Nazi League and far right groups such as the British National Party and the National Front .
It was a result of heightened tension between the large and growing ethnic minority communities and the city 's white majority , stoked by confrontation between the Anti-Nazi League and far right groups such as the British National Party and the National Front .