Government aims to criminalise BNP

British National party's whites-only membership rules will be banned under government's equality bill
British National party's whites-only membership rules will be banned under government's equality bill

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The British National party's whites-only membership rules will be banned under upcoming legislation, it has been announced.

Harriet Harman told MPs in the Commons today that the equality bill would make the membership criteria illegal.

The leader of the House and deputy Labour leader told her shadow Alan Duncan that she was "shocked and horrified" by the electoral breakthrough the BNP experienced on Monday when two of its candidates were elected to the European parliament.

"There is no place for a political party in this country to have an apartheid constitution and the equality bill will prevent this from being the case," she said.

The equality bill consolidates all the UK's disparate equality laws into one piece of legislation, including laws related to the provision of goods and services, although it is unclear if it will be these sections which affect the party.

This week newly-elected MEP and BNP party leader Nick Griffin was given a reminder of the fierce opposition to his and his party's views when a press conference outside parliament was hijacked by anti-fascists.

The Metropolitan police are appealing for witnesses after a man and a woman were taken to hospital with minor injuries after eggs were thrown and scuffles broke out.

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  • "Talk about moving deckchairs on the Titanic. Supposing this in fact happens, and the BNP can no longer be classed as racists, so as to fit into the current establishment. Can they then move into sleaze politics, and become just another gang of Liars, Buggers & Thieves?The current government are like school children demanding their ball back when they lose the game, then changing the rules before any more games are allowed."

    Rusty (UK) Posted: 12/06/2009 09:59:59

  • "every legal political party should be given the rights to express thier own views, do u think they have not got a brain to make up their own mind, without the cheating, lieing members of parliment,trying to force us into thier way of thinking , if you dont like the bnp policies, walk away,- simple -let the people decide, but thats not what this government want to allow you to do, remember, these (politicians) are the ones who tell us lie after lie,dont believe a word , look for yourselve, you decide, whilst you still have the freedom to do so, because you are slowly loseing your present legal freedom, you have been advised -- now its up to you "

    brent egan (alfreton derbyshire) Posted: 16/06/2009 11:05:48

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