Paul Weston | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Paul_Weston_2018.png) Weston in 2018 | |
| Leader of Liberty GB | |
| In office March 2013 – December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Party founded |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Martin Laurence Weston 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Political party | UKIP (2010–11) British Freedom Party (2011–12) Liberty GB (2013–2017) For Britain (2017–2022) |
Paul Martin Laurence Weston (born 1965) is a British far-right politician and blogger.
Weston joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in 2010 and stood as a parliamentary candidate for Cities of London and Westminster. In 2011, Weston left UKIP and joined the now-defunct British Freedom Party with members of the English Defence League (EDL) and former members of the British National Party (BNP).[1] From 2013, he was the chairman of Liberty GB before the party was dissolved in December 2017, recommending its members to join For Britain.[2] He was the leader of Pegida UK in 2016.[3]
For Liberty GB, he was a candidate for South East England in the 2014 European election[4] and for Luton South in the 2015 general election. He obtained 158 votes (0.4%).[5]
Weston’s wife is Romanian; they met in Romania.[6][7] Weston is the former President of the English branch of the International Free Press Society, which was founded in 2009.[8] His writings has been featured on the blog Gates of Vienna.[3][9]
- ^ "English Defence League prepares to storm local elections". The Independent. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ "The Closure of Liberty GB". Liberty GB. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Who is Pegida UK's new leader Paul Weston?". Tell MAMA. 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Paul Weston". Liberty GB.
- ^ BBC News Election 2015: Luton South. Accessed 12 May 2015
- ^ Martin Evans (28 April 2014). "Election candidate arrested over Churchill speech". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Marina Kim (5 May 2010). "Interview with Paul Weston". politics.co.uk.
- ^ "UK has biggest audience for online jihadist propaganda in Europe". HOPE not hate. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Factsheet: Gates of Vienna". Bridge Initiative. Georgetown University. 18 September 2020.