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| It was founded on ] ] under the chairmanship of ], a cousin of the novelist ] and former leader of the ], with the purpose of fighting immigration and multi-culturalist policies in Britain. | |||
| Schisms led to the foundation of several other right-wing political parties, including the ]. The fortunes of the National Front have subsequently waned, although it still exists as a small party, and fields a dozen or so candidates at local election. | |||
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The National Front is a far right-wing British Political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and '80s.
The NF's current National Chairman is Tom Holmes.
It was founded on February 7 1967 under the chairmanship of Arthur K. Chesterton, a cousin of the novelist G.K. Chesterton and former leader of the League of Empire Loyalists, with the purpose of fighting immigration and multi-culturalist policies in Britain. Schisms led to the foundation of several other right-wing political parties, including the British National Party. The fortunes of the National Front have subsequently waned, although it still exists as a small party, and fields a dozen or so candidates at local election.