British National Party (1982–present)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_National_Party_(1982–present)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:BNP
gptkbp:associated_publication	gptkb:identity gptkb:The_Voice_of_Freedom
gptkbp:associatedWith	far-right movements in the UK
gptkbp:banned_from_BBC_Question_Time	2009 appearance caused controversy
gptkbp:color	red, white, blue
gptkbp:controversy	accused of racism accused of Holocaust denial accused of antisemitism
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:media anti-fascist organizations mainstream UK political parties
gptkbp:declinedAfter	lost most seats by 2015
gptkbp:European_Parliament_seats	2 (2009–2014)
gptkbp:founded	1982
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:John_Tyndall
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Wigton,_Cumbria,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British National Party (1982–present)
gptkbp:ideology	Euroscepticism anti-immigration far-right British nationalism
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Adam_Walker
gptkbp:legalIssue	challenged over membership criteria
gptkbp:local_government_seats	peaked at over 50 in 2008
gptkbp:logo	BNP heart logo
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	controversial for racist and xenophobic policies
gptkbp:membership	declined significantly after 2010 was whites-only until 2010
gptkbp:notable_election_result	won two seats in 2009 European Parliament elections
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Andrew_Brons gptkb:Nick_Griffin gptkb:Mark_Collett gptkb:Adam_Walker Richard Barnbrook Simon Darby
gptkbp:notableEvent	decline after 2010 general election gained seats in local councils in 2000s
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:European_Union immigration multiculturalism
gptkbp:political_position	far-right
gptkbp:previous_leader	gptkb:John_Tyndall gptkb:Nick_Griffin
gptkbp:registration	registered with the Electoral Commission
gptkbp:slogan	gptkb:Britain_for_the_British
gptkbp:website	https://bnp.org.uk/
gptkbp:women's_wing	gptkb:BNP_Women
gptkbp:youth_wing	Young BNP
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:BNP_(Unity)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7