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Britain First is a far-right, [ 9 ] British fascist [ 1 ] and neo-fascist [ 2 ] political party and hate group [ 2 ] formed in 2011 by former members of the British National Party (BNP). [ 10 ] The group was founded by Jim Dowson, an anti-abortion and far-right campaigner. [ 11 ] The organisation's co-leaders are former BNP councillor Paul ...
Sep 27, 2021 · Getty Images. Britain First leader Paul Golding at a protest in 2017. The far-right group Britain First has registered as a political party after its application was approved by the Electoral ...
September 20, 2024. READ MORE. VIDEO: Britain First tours Westminster in 'Pensioners before migrants!'. Battle Bus! September 18, 2024. READ MORE.
A number of snap reports in the media took up the growth of this new group, the “phenomena” that is Britain First, with nearly half a million “supporters” on Facebook. It was the same old ...
- Britain First have a huge presence on social media.... On Facebook Britain First has a whopping 1.95 million Likes and 1.75 million followers. That’s more 'likes' than the Conservatives and Labour combined, Their Facebook wall is full of high-quality videos, interviews, seemingly innocuous patriotic memes and some incredibly long comment threads.
- but t heir social media followers haven’t been out voting for them. Britain First has no elected representatives at any level in the UK, having performed poorly not only in national elections but also at the local and EU level.
- They aren't fascists… Many people have been quick to associate Britain First with fascism. The Daily Mail has described them outright as fascists, the Times have linked them to fascism and most newspapers describe their opponents as ‘anti-fascists’.
- but they are Islamophobes and xenophobes. Whilst Britain First aren’t fascists, they certainly are xenophobes and Islamophobes. Xenophobia can be understood as prejudice against foreigners (including immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers) and Islamophobia as prejudice against Muslims.
Nov 8, 2021 · Britain First registers again as a political party. The far-right group was deregistered in 2017 when it failed to renew its registration in time. UK Politics. 7 May 2021.
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Apr 22, 2024 · England council results. 107 of 107 councils. Counting complete. Number of councillors. LAB 1,158 +186 Labour: ... Nick Scanlon is the Britain First party candidate.
