British Democratic Party (2013)

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The '''British Democratic Party''' ('''BDP'''), commonly known as the '''British Democrats''', is a British [[far-right]]<ref name="Collins"/> political party. It was registered with the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]] in 2011,<ref name=ec/> 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).<ref name="Collins"/>

The '''British Democratic Party''' ('''BDP'''), commonly known as the '''British Democrats''', is a British [[far-right]]<ref name="Collins"/> political party. It was registered with the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]] in 2011,<ref name=ec/> 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, [[British Freedom Party|Freedom Party]] and [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP).<ref name="Collins"/>

The party's inaugural president was [[Andrew Brons]], then a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP).<ref name="Collins">{{cite news|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/02/neo-nazi-former-bnp-members-launch-new-far-right-party|title=Neo-Nazi former BNP members launch new far-right party|work=[[New Statesman]]|author=Collins, Matthew|date=8 February 2013|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-date=11 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211005620/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/02/neo-nazi-former-bnp-members-launch-new-far-right-party|url-status=live}}</ref> Brons had been a member of the BNP and a leading member of the far-right and fascist [[National Front (United Kingdom)|National Front]] (NF). Its current chairman is James Lewthwaite, a former member of the BNP.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tempest |first1=Matthew |title=BNP councillor loses day job |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/jul/01/thefarright.uk |access-date=6 April 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=1 July 2004}}</ref> The steering committee included a number of others with a history of membership in [[fascism|fascist]] and [[neo-Nazi]] groups,<ref name=Mount>{{cite web|author=Ray Mount|url=http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/archive/british-democratic-party-launches-and-promises-it-will-belong-to-its-members |title=British Democratic Party launches and promises it will belong to its members|work=[[Searchlight (magazine)|Searchlight]]|date=1 March 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703024415/http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/archive/british-democratic-party-launches-and-promises-it-will-belong-to-its-members |archivedate=3 July 2013 }}</ref> who believed that the BNP had been corrupted and watered-down.<ref name="Collins"/>

The party's inaugural president was [[Andrew Brons]], then a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP).<ref name="Collins">{{cite news|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/02/neo-nazi-former-bnp-members-launch-new-far-right-party|title=Neo-Nazi former BNP members launch new far-right party|work=[[New Statesman]]|author=Collins, Matthew|date=8 February 2013|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-date=11 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211005620/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/02/neo-nazi-former-bnp-members-launch-new-far-right-party|url-status=live}}</ref> Brons had been a member of the BNP and a leading member of the far-right and fascist [[National Front (United Kingdom)|National Front]] (NF). Its current chairman is James Lewthwaite, a former member of the BNP.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tempest |first1=Matthew |title=BNP councillor loses day job |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/jul/01/thefarright.uk |access-date=6 April 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=1 July 2004}}</ref> The steering committee included a number of others with a history of membership in [[fascism|fascist]] and [[neo-Nazi]] groups,<ref name=Mount>{{cite web|author=Ray Mount|url=http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/archive/british-democratic-party-launches-and-promises-it-will-belong-to-its-members |title=British Democratic Party launches and promises it will belong to its members|work=[[Searchlight (magazine)|Searchlight]]|date=1 March 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703024415/http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/archive/british-democratic-party-launches-and-promises-it-will-belong-to-its-members |archivedate=3 July 2013 }}</ref> who believed that the BNP had been corrupted and watered-down.<ref name="Collins"/>