Britain First

Britain First is a far-right[1] and fascist[2] hate group[3] and political party in the United Kingdom.[4] It is against Islam and immigration in the UK, has spoken out against LGBT equality, and opposes abortion.[5][6] The group was founded in 2011. It sometimes holds protests against the building of mosques, Islamic extremists,[7] child grooming and hebephilia.[8] It holds what is calls "Christian patrols", however, every major Christian denomination in the UK has publicly spoken out against the party.[9]

Paul Golding is the leader of the party. He is a former British National Party councillor.

They had three candidates in the local election on 5 May 2022, in Salford, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Greenwich. In the 2022 Wakefield by-election their candidate, Ashlea Simon, got 311 votes.[10]

In the 2023 local elections they put up two candidates in Bideford.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Britain First: inside the extremist group targeting mosques". Channel 4 News. 19 June 2014. http://www.channel4.com/news/britain-first-far-right-anti-muslim-extremists-mosques. Retrieved 20 June 2014. 
    - Palmer, Ewan (20 May 2014). "Who are Britain First? The far-right party 'invading' mosques". International Business Times. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-are-britain-first-far-right-party-invading-mosques-1449289. 
    - Gadher, Dipesh (25 May 2014). "Far right invades mosques to hand out Bibles". Sunday Times. http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/article1414751.ece. Retrieved 9 January 2018. 
  2. ↑ McCall, Chris (7 May 2021). "Far-right bigot Jayda Fransen humiliated after winning just 46 votes in Glasgow Southside". Daily Record. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/far-right-bigot-jayda-fransen-24060062. Retrieved 27 September 2023. 
  3. ↑ Trump attacks UK PM over criticism of far right support. www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  4. ↑ Palmer, Ewan (20 May 2014). "Who are Britain First? The far-right party 'invading' mosques". International Business Times. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-are-britain-first-far-right-party-invading-mosques-1449289. 
  5. ↑ Duffy, Nick (14 March 2018). "Far-right group Britain First banned by Facebook". PinkNews. https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/14/far-right-group-britain-first-banned-by-facebook/. Retrieved 27 May 2022. 
  6. ↑ Homepage: frequently asked questions. britainfirst.orgBritain First. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Gadher, Dipesh (25 May 2014). "Far right invades mosques to hand out Bibles". Sunday Times. http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/article1414751.ece. Retrieved 9 January 2018. 
  8. ↑ Burke, Shani. "Please protect the Jews." Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict 5.1 (2017): 134-155.
  9. ↑ York, Chris (30 January 2016). "Britain First denounced by every major Christian denomination in the UK". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/01/29/britain-first-denounced-every-christian-group_n_9111138.html. Retrieved 1 February 2016. 
  10. ↑ "Wakefield by-election result: Labour's Simon Lightwood wins seat back from Tories". ITV News. 24 June 2022. https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2022-06-24/labour-win-wakefield-by-election. Retrieved 8 March 2023. 
  11. ↑ Merritt, Anita. Britain First candidates stand for election in 'unlikely' Devon town (in en). DevonLive (2023-02-22). Retrieved 2023-03-08.