Stop racists and Islamophobes entering
the European Parliament.

In the run up to the European elections, the British National Party will be stoking up anti-Muslim hatred to win a seat.

Their actions lead to the worst kind of racist violence. An Islamic centre in Luton was firebombed on 5 May this year, just weeks after the far right and Nazi thugs paraded through the town.

The BNP need 1 million votes, and once they get in, they’ll join Islamophobes on continental Europe to attack Muslims.

Region No. of Seats Available Approx. BNP vote (%) required to get one MEP
North East 3 17.0%
North West 8 8.5%
Yorkshire & Humber 6 11.5%
East Midlands 6 11.5%
West Midlands 6 11.5%
East 7 10.0%
London 8 8.5%
South East 10 7.5%
South West 6 11.5%
Wales 4 16.0%
Scotland 6 11.5%

The BNP's record of hate

Islamophobic hatred:

2006:
The BNP declared their local election campaign a ‘referendum on Islam’. Its recruitment leaflet used images from the London bombings — attacking Islam as a ‘threat… to our British culture, heritage and ways of life’. The BNP more than doubled its council seats, bringing the total to 49 councillors across England. The BNP have been caught on camera referring to Islam as a ‘vicious, wicked faith’ and claims it is perpetuated by rape.

The BNP has a record 12 councillors on Barking and Dagenham Council. It proposed a motion in December 2006 aimed at banning all visible head
dress — a direct attack on a woman’s right to choose to wear hijab and the niqab.

2007:
The BNP has stirred up Islamophobia and racism in areas where communities plan to build mosques in areas such as Dudley and Stratford in East London.

Anti-Muslim violence:

2007:

BNP Parliamentary candidate for Hull Brian Wainwright was found guilty after a campaign of hate mail against the local mosque, a Muslim councillor
and a local anti-fascist activist. A letter in which he claimed, “Muslim blood will be spilt” included ‘SS’ skull and crossbones imagery.

BNP activist Mark Bulman was sentenced to five years after attempting to firebomb a local mosque using a BNP leaflet as a fuse. He also daubed swastikas and racist graffiti on local shops and businesses that he
believed to be ‘ethnic’.

Racist lies:

2001:

The BNP stoked racist hostilities which provoked disturbances in Oldham — spreading racist lies about ‘no go areas for whites’ and racist attacks by Pakistani and Bangladeshi people on white people. By challenging its racist lies and increasing voter turnout, a united campaign against the BNP means Oldham Council is BNP-free.

2004:

The BNP spread racist myths about Asian men ‘grooming’ white girls in Keighley; that year, they gained four seats on Bradford Council.

Related links:

Unite Against Facism
Hope Not Hate