British National Party

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BNP
gptkbp:color red, white, blue
gptkbp:controversy accusations of racism
legal challenges over membership policy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:declinedAfter lost most seats after 2010
gptkbp:electoralSuccess local council seats (peak: 55 in 2008)
gptkbp:european_parliament_seats 2 (2009–2014)
gptkbp:founded 1982
gptkbp:founder gptkb:John_Tyndall
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Wigton,_Cumbria,_England
gptkbp:house_of_commons_seats 0
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British National Party
gptkbp:ideology Euroscepticism
anti-immigration
far-right
British nationalism
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Nick_Griffin
gptkb:Adam_Walker
gptkbp:mediaCoverage frequent controversy
gptkbp:membership changed after legal challenge in 2010
originally whites-only
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Andrew_Brons
gptkb:John_Tyndall
gptkb:Nick_Griffin
gptkb:Adam_Walker
gptkb:Richard_Edmonds
gptkbp:notableEvent decline in membership after 2010
won two seats in 2009 European Parliament election
gptkbp:notablePolicy opposition to Islamism
protection of British culture
restoration of capital punishment
voluntary repatriation of immigrants
withdrawal from EU
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:identity
gptkb:The_Voice_of_Freedom
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:European_Union
immigration
multiculturalism
gptkbp:political_position far-right
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:National_Front
gptkbp:registration registered with Electoral Commission
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Britain_for_the_British
gptkbp:status minor party
gptkbp:supports gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:website https://bnp.org.uk/
gptkbp:women's_wing gptkb:BNP_Women
gptkbp:youth_wing gptkb:BNP_Youth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2010_general_election
gptkb:National_Front
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6