THE BNP


Meaning of THE BNP in English

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 .

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