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British Freedom Party
Chairman	Paul Weston
Founded	October 2010
Headquarters	Bristol
Ideology	British nationalism
Political position	Right-wing
Website
http://britishfreedom.org

The British Freedom Party (BFP) is a right-wing political party in the United Kingdom that is critical of Islam., The party was registered on 18 October 2010, its party chairman is Paul Weston, a former member of the UK Independence Party.

Formation

The BFP was registered on 18 October 2010 by Peter Mullins (2010-2011 party leader), Peter Stafford (nominating officer) and Simon Bennett (treasurer). The present chairman is Paul Weston, a former UK Independence Party candidate in Cities of London and Westminster. Weston has described the party as "central" in orientation. It has formed a pact with the English Defence League, whereby candidates from that organisation may stand for election under the 'British Freedom Party' name given suitable circumstances.

In April 2012, it was announced that English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson would be named deputy party leader.

Mission statement

The stated objectives of the British Freedom Party are "to defend and restore the freedoms, traditions, unity, identity, democracy and independence of the British people, to establish full sovereignty over all our national affairs by restoring the supremacy of the British Parliament, to withdraw from the European Union, to promote democratic British nationalist principles, to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural interests of the British people and to preserve and promote the ancestral rights and liberties of the British people as defined in the British Constitution."

The party opposes war and military intervention and proposes armed neutrality. The anti-war stance of the party is a core element within its constitution which states: "To never again engage in wars such as Iraq and Afghanistan and to utilise the British Armed Services in the United Kingdom in order to ensure the national security interests of Britain are protected from all internal and external terrorist threats. The British Freedom Party stands for a policy of armed neutrality in international affairs. We are pledged to ensure that the lives of British servicemen are not risked in international quarrels in which no national interest of our own is at stake."

The party's official website highlights some of its key policies. They range from economic to social issues. The party has produced a twenty point plan as follows:

1. . Introduce a US style First Amendment guaranteeing Free Speech.
2. . Leave the profoundly undemocratic European Union.
3. . Abolish the Human Rights Act, which benefits only foreign criminals/ terrorists.
4. . Halt any further non-Western immigration for a period of five years.
5. . Deport foreign criminals, seditious dual nationality Islamists and illegal immigrants.
6. . Abolish all multicultural and equality quangos.
7. . Halt and turn back all aspects of the Islamisation of Britain, including Sharia finance.
8. . Drastically reduce crime – criminals should fear the consequences of their behaviour.
9. . Repair the damage wreaked by the progressive educational establishment.
10. . Promote British values and assimilation, rather than multiculturalism and division.
11. . Rebuild Britain’s Armed Forces to 1980 levels.
12. . Diminish the public sector and government interference in the private sector.
13. . Withdraw troops from all areas where we are not directly threatened.
14. . Cancel foreign aid to countries which do not deserve or need it.
15. . End welfare payments to immigrants; they must pay for their housing and children.
16. . Ensure no elderly person lives in fear, and can afford both heat and food in the winter.
17. . Abolish destructive Political Correctness, promote Common Sense.
18. . Promote morality, marriage, the family, the community and the nation state.
19. . Allow pubs the freedom of operating as smoking or non-smoking establishments.
20. . Live by Christianity’s Golden Rule: “Do unto others as thou wouldst be done by.”

Membership

According to the party's official return to the Electoral Commission, at the end of 2010 the party had 62 members. The report continues "Our membership to date is approximately 149", but no date is actually provided.

References

1. BFP Official website
2. "Chairmans Speach". British Freedom Party, Chairmans Speech.
3. Electoral Commission ref PP889
4. ^ Kevin Rawlinson (25 November 2011). "English Defence League prepares to storm local elections". The Independent. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
5. "Michael Coren interviews Paul Weston". The Arena. 8 December 2011.
6. Townsend, Mark (28 April 2012). "Britain's far right to focus on anti-Islamic policy". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
7. "British Freedom Party Mission Statement". British Freedom Party.
8. "British Freedom Party, Constitution, 2.2". British Freedom Party. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
9. http://britishfreedom.org/about/20-point-plan/
10. British Freedom Party Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010 page 3 (at the Electoral Commission)

External links

• Official website

• Political parties established in 2010
• Nationalist parties in the United Kingdom
• Eurosceptic parties