British National Party (BNP)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_National_Party_(BNP)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BNP
gptkbp:banned_from_BBC_Question_Time until 2009
gptkbp:color blue
red
white
gptkbp:controversy accusations of racism
accusations of fascism
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticizedFor mainstream UK political parties
gptkbp:declinedAfter 2010s
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 (BNP)
gptkbp:ideology Euroscepticism
anti-immigration
far-right
British nationalism
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Adam_Walker
gptkbp:legalStatus registered political party
gptkbp:local_government_seats held in 2000s
gptkbp:mediaCoverage controversial
gptkbp:membership declined after 2010
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Andrew_Brons
gptkb:Nick_Griffin
gptkb:Adam_Walker
Richard Barnbrook
Simon Darby
gptkbp:notableEvent won two seats in 2009 European Parliament election
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:2009_European_Parliament_election
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:European_Union
immigration
multiculturalism
gptkbp:parliamentary_representation none (as of 2024)
gptkbp:political_position far-right
gptkbp:previous_leader gptkb:Nick_Griffin
gptkbp:registeredIn gptkb:Electoral_Commission_(UK)
gptkbp:separates gptkb:National_Front_(UK)
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Britain_for_the_British
gptkbp:subject legal challenges
protests
media investigations
gptkbp:website https://bnp.org.uk/
gptkbp:women's_wing gptkb:BNP_Women
gptkbp:youth_wing gptkb:BNP_Youth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Front_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7