ˌBritish ˈNational ˌParty, the BrE AmE ( also the BNP ) trademark
a right-wing British political party, started in 1982 by John Tyndall, a former leader of the National Front. The BNP believes that the rights of white British people are more important than those of people who are not white or who are ↑ immigrant s . Nick Griffin(1959-) became leader of the party in 1999. The party does not have any MPs, but it does have ↑ councillor s (=elected representatives) on many local government ↑ council s .