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| Welsh name | Plaid Democrataidd Prydeinig[1] |
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| Chairman | James Lewthwaite[2] |
| Founded | 9 February 2013 |
| Split from | British National Party |
| Headquarters | Loughborough, Leicestershire, England |
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| Political position | Far-right |
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The British Democratic Party (BDP), commonly known as the British Democrats, is a British far-right[3] political party. It was registered with the Electoral Commission in 2011,[1] and officially launched in 2013 at a Leicestershire village hall by a ten-member steering committee which included former members of several political parties including the British National Party (BNP), Democratic Nationalists, Freedom Party and UK Independence Party (UKIP).[3]
The party's inaugural president was Andrew Brons, then a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).[3] Brons had been a member of the BNP and a leading member of the National Front (NF). Its current chairman is Dr James Lewthwaite. The steering committee included a number of others with a history of membership in fascist and neo-Nazi groups,[4] who believed that the BNP had been corrupted and watered-down.[3]
- ^ a b c "British Democratic Party registration summary". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "National Executive Council". British Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Collins, Matthew (8 February 2013). "Neo-Nazi former BNP members launch new far-right party". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Ray Mount (1 March 2013). "British Democratic Party launches and promises it will belong to its members". Searchlight. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.