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The British National Party was founded by the extreme-right political activist John Tyndall, who had been involved in Neo-Nazi groups since the late 1950s.
John Tyndall was the leader of the National Front for much of the 1970s and the founder in 1982 of the British National Party (BNP) - the two most notable extreme-right groups to have emerged...
Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon (born Stephen Christopher Yaxley, 27 November 1982), better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British anti-Islam campaigner, convicted criminal, and one of the UK’s most prominent far-right activists.
Founded by a former chairman of the National Front, John Tyndall, as the "New National Front" in 1980; the British National Party (BNP), as it became known in 1982, claims to be the United Kingdom's foremost nationalist political party. Its extreme right views and links to violent organizations, notably Combat 18, have resulted in accusations ...
The British National Party (BNP) was a neo-Nazi political party in the United Kingdom. It was led by John Bean . The group, which was subject to internal divisions during its brief history, established some areas of local support before helping to form the National Front in 1967.
Aug 22, 2021 · The BNP’s rise to prominence in Burnley came hard on the heels of the 2001 riots which swept several northern towns, including Bradford and Oldham as well as Burnley itself. By 2003, the party had reached the peak of its influence in the town, with eight seats on the local council. It would retain representation on the council for a decade.
Mar 24, 2009 · The ascent to power of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 was widely seen as sounding a death-knell for far-right extremism in Britain. As far-right parties began to make significant gains across Western and Northern Europe during the 1980s and 1990s, Britain became something of an anomaly, with the British National Party (BNP) remaining a marginal political actor. However, since 1999 the party has ...
