born march british politician represented member served chairman president far right expelled party born griffin educated suffolk joined national age following graduation university_of_cambridge political worker party member governing body later wrote articles right wing magazines national candidate seat north west left party joined leader stood party candidate elections member north west england european elections griffin convicted distributing material likely racial hatred received suspended prison sentence acquitted separate charges racial hatred griffin criticised comments political social ethical religious matters leader sought distance previously held positions include holocaust denial recent years events griffin invited participate public debates political discussions proven controversial resulted protests early life education son conservative councillor wife jean born march moved suffolk aged educated winning sixth form scholarship independent boys girls school griffin read adolf hitler found chapter extremely boring joined national pretend age reported stayed home national page written claimed homosexual relationship griffin publicity director griffin denied relationship griffin studied history law cambridge affiliation national revealed debate photograph published student newspaper later founded organisation graduated second class honours degree law boxing blue having taken sport following brawl member anti fascist party boxed times oxford annual varsity match winning twice losing interview independent said gave hand injury fan admirer political career 1970s following graduation griffin political worker national headquarters teenager accompanied father national meeting national party helped set years later worked white power band member party governing body year launched nationalism today aid editor youth paper bulldog national member griffin contested seat election general election securing vote membership national declined significantly following election conservatives result party dissatisfied griffin fellow activists began embrace ideals italian fascist arrived group broken away form political soldier faction advocated revival country values return establishment nationalist writing bulldog griffin praised black comments unpopular members party attempted form alliances libya iran praised efforts welsh nationalist movement following disagreement subsequently formed way objections direction party heading griffin left national holland helped form development political soldier movement left organisation year lost left eye discarded shotgun cartridge exploded pile burning wood worn glass eye accident left unable work owing financial problems subsequently petitioned bankruptcy accident occurred france later lost money failed business project years politics supported financially parents later public holocaust denial meeting hosted griffin entered politics behest joined editor right wing magazines owned referring election councillor council election wrote post modernist party perceived strong disciplined organisation ability slogan defend rights whites directed boots previously national founded brutal background admiration hitler nazis kind impossible leadership campaign griffin embarked strategy party taking away image helped lack familiarity mainstream media party september election defeated head griffin changes included party emphasis removal policy claims destructive influence immigrant british cultures realignment designed position alongside successful european far right groups street protests replaced electoral campaigning policies compulsory ethnic minorities instead voluntary policies included introduction capital punishment drug dealers murderers corporal punishment crimes juvenile griffin image cambridge educated family man contrast image presented leadership october supported stood leadership received votes griffin majority present griffin stood party candidate english elections joining stood election triggered resignation came fourth votes cast following race riots ran general election received votes coming ahead liberal democrats closely second place conservatives received votes stood election election seat representing ward came second labour candidate receiving votes election candidate constituency party received votes cast won seats general election contested polled votes finishing fourth place griffin candidate west region received votes cast labour_party votes october unsuccessful candidate election november entire membership list posted internet list included members party people expressed interest joining party signed griffin claimed knew identity individual responsible describing hard line senior employee left party previous year welcomed publicity story generated describe common perception average member elected member north west england polled votes gaining griffin fellow subsequently eggs attempted stage celebratory press conference outside second venue public house near manchester chosen following day line police blocked large group protesters platform nazi nick nazi streets griffin viewed election important victory claiming party blocked holding public meetings hundreds thousands pounds spent employing community workers triumph level pressure political party invited representative accompany buckingham palace garden party hosted invitation prompted objections organisations public figures including mayor london anti fascist organisation griffin declined invitation invited personally accepted event shows far party come years won palace family represent patriots possible stout hearted men women turbulent years streets knocking doors ran hate went palace later decided deny griffin entry event claiming invitation party political purpose media citing security concerns griffin claimed decision absolute scandal appeared rule invented september appealed party activists extra funding letter said party ailing fortunes direct result attacks party defended questions transparency funding november griffin witness trial asian man prosecution claimed november repeatedly drove past demonstration griffin attending second occasion shouted white admitted shouting comments griffin telling jury shouted fucking fuck welcome denied shouting white griffin gave evidence affirmed shouted white griffin said man car pointed gun gang gesture threatened shouting going griffin said left demonstration early fearing safety year old defendant denied comments racial intent found guilty griffin later commented think unfortunate think wrong jury right saw evidence accept decision going lose sleep general election contested constituency polling votes finishing place following loss council seats held england griffin narrowly survived leadership challenge griffin announced stand leader focus election campaign lost seat europe european election stepped leader july organisation president october party announced expelled griffin claimed deliberately crisis leaking damaging allegations following departure founded described non membership organisation thousand followers facebook criminal charges griffin convicted violating section public order act relating offence publishing distributing racially written material issue published griffin comments magazine reported police liberal democrat member parliament following police raid griffin home charged distributing material likely racial hatred fellow member charged entered guilty plea stand trial griffin pleaded guilty tried called french holocaust nationalist witnesses found guilty given month sentence suspended years fine given month sentence suspended years said aware orthodox opinion million jews cremated turned orthodox opinion held world flat griffin claimed law convicted law obligation follow secretly recorded itv programme cook report describing bloody jew claim grandparents died holocaust december griffin arrested home wales suspicion racial hatred remarks islam undercover bbc documentary titled secret agent questioned police station halifax freed police bail said arrest electoral muslim block vote labour party labour government attempting influence results following year general election griffin arrest days people remarks programme following broadcast july police began investigation programme contents following april charged offences words behaviour intended likely stir racial hatred trial began january griffin stood alongside fellow party activist faced similar charges told jury speeches accused reservoir tavern january reading excerpts claimed included threatening abusive insulting words directed people asian ethnicity intention stirring racial hatred griffin accused calling murdered black teenager drug dealer bully stole younger pupils dinner money witness box defended quoting passages saying comments describing islam vicious wicked faith attacking race religion week trial post daily updates blog website closing address defence said legal political entity right democratic society forward ideas policies find uncomfortable find offensive tendency case speeches line line got look overall impact speeches remember context speech griffin cleared half charges jury remained divided charges ordered november hours jury cleared charges met outside court supporters griffin addressed attacked bbc defended right freedom speech deputy chairman later claimed griffin convicted leader planned hunger strike public debates following election leader griffin invited participate debates universities november invited debate following january titled house believes islam threat west resolution controversial alongside moderate speakers invited muslim participants threatened withdraw official bodies criticised met earlier year debate chaired editor today programme invited debate december liberal democrat venue changed twice protests property owners threat violent confrontation supporters forced president cancel event called decision goal values free speech criticised belief people right decisions democracy february griffin asked debate scotland invited president students debating society said believe way truth saying combat public debate attacked anti racist groups refused participate discussion griffin said coming invited students university debate intelligent subject people usual bunch people win argument refuse stand platform society withdrew invitation event place griffin invited address meeting politics student youth leader lake wanted griffin visit university explain policies students invitation viewed attempt party establish university campus union general wrote university vice chancellor asked reconsider decision allow meeting large protest planned following students concerns personal safety university cancelled invitation months later invited griffin speak forum limits free speech speakers including invitation condemned head president conservative resigned membership union rally invitation held november included president black students officer south east regional secretary representatives unite attended university_of_oxford jewish student chaplain holocaust survivors spoke rally president said don think people invited having speak views night debate protesters forced way venue crowd hundreds gathered outside carrying banners bearing anti racist voicing anti chants police blocked entrances building removed protesters inside griffin accompanied premises security guards event eventually split rooms griffin speaking members unable gain access present found debate supportive griffin right freedom speech later endorsed debate success griffin travelled united_states spoke reception received october markedly different venues intending address europe repeatedly interrupted point event question answer session hostile elements audience point fire alarm activated appearance question time october griffin took bbc debate programme representative appeared alongside challenged members studio audience questioned host comments previously holocaust critical islam invitation followed election led significant debate merits bbc decision appearance sparked protest outside bbc television centre prior recording programme estimated people entrance complex chanting anti nazi trying break building stop programme filmed got past police security expelled protesters arrested police officers injured needing hospital treatment programme watched estimated million viewers times average figure comparable level prime time entertainment shows griffin appearance dominated following day media follow report new_york_times said early reading britain major newspapers griffin lost heavily points press conference held october griffin stated formal complaint format programme said genuine question time lynch mob suggested appear properly talk issues day added audience taken city longer british country come significant numbers english british people haven country policies views griffin describes new nationalist election leader according guardian contributor party traditional supporters changed traditional focus immigration race defence sees traditional principles politically correct agenda espoused mainstream politicians portrayed defender free speech repeatedly spoken attempted popular appeal targeting specific groups including drivers time engaged mass protests fuel prices farmers produced journal devoted rural matters constitution grants chairman executive power party affairs griffin carried sole responsibility party legal financial final decisions affecting party policies include halt immigration forced illegal immigrants criminals original british supports british withdrawal european_union election unsuccessfully tried form alliance right wing parties entitled group members extra funding held talks far right european parties maintains ties fascist groups europe griffin criticised labour government attitude accusing treating elected representatives second class citizens following election press conference held public house manchester criticised national industries railway network accused mps generally involved giant looting britain accused private corporations ruling elite britain building state process called supported stating allow families entry country medical treatment long needed treatment long lived suggested removal muslims britain replacement griffin frequently expressed views judaism islam homosexuality comments holocaust referred editor demonstrate criticised holocaust admitting million jews died holocaust wrote true new twist sorry tale hoax twentieth century told undercover journalist updated booklet million die year wrote perceived domination media jewish figures despite jewish councillor spokesman stated party jewish members stated deny holocaust quotes years ago sense fascist interview deputy leader griffin claimed false flag operation added organisation neo con operation claimed activities attempt provoke civil war assuming control party griffin sought away historic identity bbc june stated whites targeted muslim riots august issue identity publication claimed radical muslim wanted militant muslims british cities rifles interviewed august distanced present day national claimed group running political direction suspect masters politics march appeared accept ethnic minorities legally living country march interviewed told poll demonstrated working class concerned drugs alcohol immigration linked drug problem islam specifically pakistani immigrants inclusion programme criticised contributor radio presenter branded decision asked times concerns recent success rivers blood speech griffin replied divisions created monstrous experiment multi cultural destruction old britain clash indigenous population instance settled west indians enormous high votes nearby islamic populations reason issues young english girls sex criminal minority muslim population political concerns mainly indigenous population ethnic populations labour speak finally neighbours got speaks june interview griffin claimed thing black criticised black president black candidate welsh assembly commenting griffin claim said basis white people wouldn qualify clear doesn accept black british people black welsh people entitled proper citizens country griffin interview response decision investigate membership criteria stated appeared grounds race colour contrary rejected claims acting said pointed specific ethnic groups colour reporter said lift finger white people simple lie interview bbc july discussion european immigration proposed sink boats carrying illegal immigrants prevent entering europe interviewer bbc correspondent implied griffin wished murder people sea quickly corrected saying didn murdered sea boats sunk throw life libya staging post migrants egypt sub africa following admiral duncan pub bombing member griffin stated footage dozens gay world journalists showed ordinary people find creatures states privately homosexuality tolerated promoted encouraged opposed introduction civil partnerships wishes ban promotion homosexuality schools media series messages posted october social network twitter discrimination claim won gay couple sparked widespread police investigated included couple address suggestion british justice team bit drama took action denied anti gay claimed civil partnerships undermined institution marriage result children die years brought homes aren married said lot people find sight grown men kissing public creepy understand don understand lot christians feel suggests gay pride marches verge like twin rise writing griffin praised wartime attacked royal_air_force bombing nazi germany distributed referred mass murder second world war bombing dresden unconnected june wrote open letter griffin asking wear poppy badge bbc interview june griffin claimed global warming essentially hoax exploited liberal elite means controlling real crisis peak oil representative climate change conference repeated claim global warming hoax called advocates action climate change mass murderers supporting claiming use lead greatest famine modern era spokesman said reality environmental development groups forefront concerns griffin claims climate change hoax curious things going ears family personal life parents griffin father born brighton previously long standing member councillor served councillor 1980s griffin mother jean née thomas married unsuccessful candidate general election general election london european elections personal life griffin lives family farmhouse near wales married nurse acts assistant administrator children actively involved party sister declared bankrupt january elections contested elections elections additional members region party list elections multi member constituency party list
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