British National Party facts for kids
The British National Party (or BNP for short) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom. The party's policies promote an end to Third World immigration, right-wing populism and Third position economics. They are British nationalists. They want to "keep Britain British" by not letting people from other countries move to the UK. The party was led by Nick Griffin from 1999 until 2014 and the current leader of the BNP is Adam Walker.
In 2009, the party had 2 MEPs (Members of European Parliament) out of 73 British seats in the European Parliament. Those two seats were held by Griffin and Andrew Brons. It has no seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom or the devolved assemblies.
The BNP was started in 1982 by John Tyndall (politician).
In November 2012 the British Democratic Party was started by Brons. Brons started the party after leaving the BNP in October 2012. Brons wants the BDP to end the BNP. He does not like the BNP because he thinks its ideology is not extreme enough. Griffin lost his seat in the European Parliament in 2014.
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A National Front march from the 1970s, the movement from which the BNP emerged by 1982.
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Nick Griffin at a BNP press conference in Manchester in 2009
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Anti-fascist protestors demonstrating against Griffin's appearance on Question Time in 2009
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On taking over the party, Nick Griffin dropped its official espousal of the biological superiority of a Nordic race, instead emphasising the need for racial separatism to preserve global "ethno-pluralism".
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The BNP have called for the banning of any further mosques being constructed in the UK.
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A BNP press conference in 2009, featuring Richard Barnbrook and Nick Griffin
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BNP members campaigning in the London Borough of Havering in 2010
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The English Defence League (demonstration pictured) was established by activists with BNP links, although the BNP has officially proscribed the group, accusing it of being manipulated by "Zionists".
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Barnbrook in 2008
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Nick Griffin and Mark Collett leave Leeds Crown Court on 10 November 2006 after being found not guilty of charges of incitement to racial hatred at their retrial.
See also
In Spanish: Partido Nacional Británico para niños
